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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index c48daa41a..6bb2d1c5f 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -877,9 +877,10 @@ of what your command-line operation does! If this option is used several times, the last given file name will be used. (Added in 7.16.1) .IP "--limit-rate <speed>" -Specify the maximum transfer rate you want curl to use. This feature is useful -if you have a limited pipe and you'd like your transfer not to use your entire -bandwidth. +Specify the maximum transfer rate you want curl to use - for both downloads +and uploads. This feature is useful if you have a limited pipe and you'd like +your transfer not to use your entire bandwidth. To make it slower than it +otherwise would be. The given speed is measured in bytes/second, unless a suffix is appended. Appending 'k' or 'K' will count the number as kilobytes, 'm' or M' makes it |