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| author | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2004-06-01 07:03:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2004-06-01 07:03:46 +0000 |
| commit | 8d611bec6e4a086213034a778334913f2df2a1a1 (patch) | |
| tree | 75e106eb4fbf4ca047ad9ba3ee778891b97c973e /docs | |
| parent | 1de1dc7314e36d501ca864aa8b349408272dfb7b (diff) | |
--create-dirs clarification
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/curl.1 | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index f0f0b1a27..03048cc58 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -173,8 +173,12 @@ transfer. It then uses the given output/input files to figure that out. If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "--create-dirs" -When used in conjunction with the -o option, curl will create the necessary -local directory hierarchy as needed. +When used in conjunction with the -o option, curl will create the necessary +local directory hierarchy as needed. This option creates the dirs mentioned +with the -o option, nothing else. If the -o file name uses no dir or if the +dirs it mentions already exist, no dir will be created. + +To create remote directories when using FTP, try \fI--ftp-create-dirs\fP. .IP "--crlf" (FTP) Convert LF to CRLF in upload. Useful for MVS (OS/390). |