Using QuickExec

Fiddler's QuickExec box allows you to launch script-commands quickly.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Hit ALT+Q to quickly set focus to the QuickExec box. If Fiddler isn't active, hit CTRL+ALT+F first to activate Fiddler.
• In the QuickExec box, hit CTRL+I to insert the URL of the currently selected session in the session list.

Default commands

?sometext

As you type sometext, Fiddler will highlight sessions where the URL contains sometext. Hit Enter to set focus to the selected matches.

?searchtext

>size

Select sessions where response size is greater than size bytes.

>40000 <-- Select responses over 40kb

Also:

<size

Select sessions where response size is less than size bytes.

<5k <-- Select responses under 5kb

=status

=method

Select sessions where response status = status or request method = method.

=301 <-- Select 301 redirect responses
=POST <-- Select POST requests

@host

Select sessions where the request host contains host. Hit Enter to set focus to the selected matches.

@msn.com <-- Select www.msn.com, login.msn.com, etc

bold

Mark any future sessions in bold if the url contains the target string

bold /bar.aspx
bold        <-- Call with no parameter to clear

bpafter

Break any response where the RequestURI contains the specified string

bpafter /favicon.ico
bpafter        <-- Call with no parameter to clear

bps

Break any response where the status code matches

bps 404
bps        <-- Call with no parameter to clear

bpv or bpm

Create a request breakpoint for the specified HTTP method. Setting this command will clear any previous value for the command; calling it with no parameter will disable the breakpoint.

bpv POST
bpv        <-- Call with no parameter to clear

bpu

Create a request breakpoint for URIs containing the specified string. Setting this command will clear any previous value for the command; calling it with no parameter will disable the breakpoint.

bpu /myservice.asmx
bpu        <-- Call with no parameter to clear

cls or clear

clear the session list

cls

dump

dump all sessions to a zip archive in C:\

dump

g or go

Resume all breakpointed sessions

g

help

Show this page

help

hide Hide Fiddler in System tray

hide

urlreplace

Replace any string in URLs with a different string. Setting this command will clear any previous value for the command; calling it with no parameter will cancel the replacement.

urlreplace SeekStr ReplaceWithStr
urlreplace        <-- Call with no parameters to clear

start

Register as the system proxy

start

stop

Unregister as the system proxy

stop

show

Restore Fiddler from system tray -- more useful when triggering rules from ExecAction.exe (see below)

show

select MIME

Select any session where the response Content-Type header contains the specified string.

select image
select css
select htm

select HeaderOrFlag PartialValue

Select any session where the named Header or SessionFlag contains the specified string.

select ui-comments slow
select ui-bold *     <-- unless preceded by a slash, * means any value
select ui-comments \*     <-- Find comments with a *
select @Request.Accept html     <-- Find requests with Accept: html
select @Response.Set-Cookie domain <- Find responses that Set-Cookie on a domain

allbut or keeponly

Hide all sessions except those where Content-Type header contains the specified string.

allbut xml
allbut java

quit

Shutdown Fiddler.

quit

!dns hostname

Perform a DNS lookup of the target host and show the results on the LOG tab

!dns www.example.com
!nslookup www.example.com

!listen PORT [CERTHOSTNAME]

Set up an additional listener on another port, optionally secured by a HTTPS certificate

!listen 8889
!listen 4443 localhost
!listen 444 secure.example.com