This simple utility is extremely useful in detecting bad redirects and loops, specially in big websites. You can also include it in scripts.
wget http://gmail.com 2>&1 | grep Location:
The response, in this case, is:
Location: https://www.google.com/gmail/ [following] Location: https://mail.google.com/mail/ [following] Location: https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=https://mail.google.com/mail/&ss=1&scc=1<mpl=default<mplcache=2&emr=1&osid=1# [following]