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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index 4e3b80a2d..d778c72bd 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -178,29 +178,30 @@ contents of the file must already be url-encoded. Multiple files can also be specified. Posting data from a file named 'foobar' would thus be done with \&"--data @foobar". -To post data purely binary, you should instead use the --data-binary option. +To post data purely binary, you should instead use the \fI--data-binary\fP +option. --d/--data is the same as --data-ascii. +\fI-d/--data\fP is the same as \fI--data-ascii\fP. If this option is used several times, the ones following the first will append data. .IP "--data-ascii <data>" -(HTTP) This is an alias for the -d/--data option. +(HTTP) This is an alias for the \fI-d/--data\fP option. If this option is used several times, the ones following the first will append data. .IP "--data-binary <data>" -(HTTP) This posts data in a similar manner as --data-ascii does, although when -using this option the entire context of the posted data is kept as-is. If you -want to post a binary file without the strip-newlines feature of the ---data-ascii option, this is for you. +(HTTP) This posts data in a similar manner as \fI--data-ascii\fP does, +although when using this option the entire context of the posted data is kept +as-is. If you want to post a binary file without the strip-newlines feature of +the \fI--data-ascii\fP option, this is for you. If this option is used several times, the ones following the first will append data. .IP "--digest" (HTTP) Enables HTTP Digest authentication. This is a authentication that prevents the password from being sent over the wire in clear text. Use this in -combination with the normal -u/--user option to set user name and +combination with the normal \fI-u/--user\fP option to set user name and password. See also \fI--ntlm\fP, \fI--negotiate\fP and \fI--anyauth\fP for related options. (Added in curl 7.10.6) |