URL Expander Tool

A simple Python command-line tool to expand shortened URLs. This tool fetches and displays the original URL behind a shortened link.

Features

• Expand shortened URLs using HTTP HEAD requests.
• Handle and display informative error messages for connection issues.
• Easy to use via command-line interface.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• requests library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/url-expander-tool.git
   cd url-expander-tool
   

2. Install requirements

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the python script

python3 url_expander.py <shortened-url>

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature)
5. Open a pull request