title: Laravel - Routes GET|HEAD
body: <p>When I do <code>php artisan routes</code>, the <code>GET</code> request of my app has a <code>|HEAD</code>. What is the purpose of having <code>|HEAD</code>? </p>
  
  <p><strong>Routes.php</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>+--------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+---------------+
  | Domain | URI                              | Name                         | Action                               | Before Filters | After Filters |
  +--------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+---------------+
  |        | GET|HEAD /                       | home                         | HomeController@home                  |                |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD user/{username}         | profile-user                 | ProfileController@user               |                |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD account/change-password | account-change-password      | AccountController@getChangePassword  | auth           |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD asset/encode-file/{id}  | encode-file                  | EncodeController@getEncode           | auth           |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD asset/edit-file/{id}    | edit-file                    | AssetController@getEdit              | auth           |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD asset/delete-file/{id}  | delete-file                  | AssetController@deleteDestroy        | auth           |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD asset/upload-file-form  | upload-file-form             | AssetController@getUploadCreate      | auth           |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD asset/library           | asset-library                | AssetController@getAssetLib          | auth           |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD account/sign-out        | account-sign-out             | AccountController@getSignOut         | auth           |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD account/activate/{code} | account-activate             | AccountController@getActivate        | guest          |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD account/forgot-password | account-forgot-password      | AccountController@getForgotPassword  | guest          |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD account/recover/{code}  | account-recover              | AccountController@getRecover         | guest          |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD account/sign-in         | account-sign-in              | AccountController@getSignIn          | guest          |               |
  |        | GET|HEAD account/create          | account-create               | AccountController@getCreate          | guest          |               |
  +--------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+---------------+
  </code></pre>