Added --trace-time that when used adds a time stamp to each trace line that

--trace, --trace-ascii and --verbose output. I also made the '>' display
separate each line on the linefeed so that HTTP requests etc look nicer in the
-v output.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index 479062383..fa6d720d2 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -885,6 +885,11 @@ to read for untrained humans.
 
 If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. (Added in
 7.9.7)
+.IP "--trace-time"
+Prepends a time stamp to each trace or verbose line that curl displays.
+
+If this option is used several times, each occurrence will toggle it on/off.
+(Added in 7.14.0        )
 .IP "-u/--user <user:password>"
 Specify user and password to use for server authentication. Overrides
 \fI-n/--netrc\fP and \fI--netrc-optional\fP.
@@ -902,9 +907,9 @@ This option may be used any number of times. To control where this URL is
 written, use the \fI-o/--output\fP or the \fI-O/--remote-name\fP options.
 .IP "-v/--verbose"
 Makes the fetching more verbose/talkative. Mostly usable for debugging. Lines
-starting with '>' means data sent by curl (this data may in itself contain
-newlines), '<' means data received by curl that is hidden in normal cases and
-lines starting with '*' means additional info provided by curl.
+starting with '>' means "header data" sent by curl, '<' means "header data"
+received by curl that is hidden in normal cases and lines starting with '*'
+means additional info provided by curl.
 
 Note that if you only want HTTP headers in the output, \fI-i/--include\fP
 might be option you're looking for.