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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 index c8720c27a..8024197ec 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 @@ -335,10 +335,13 @@ prompt function. .SH HTTP OPTIONS .TP 0.4i .B CURLOPT_ENCODING -Two encodings are supported \fIdentity\fP, which does nothing, and -\fIdeflate\fP to request the server to compress its reponse using the -zlib algorithm. This is not an order, the server may or may not do it. -See the special file lib/README.encoding for details. +Three encodings are supported: \fIidentity\fP, which does nothing, +\fIdeflate\fP which requests the server to compress its response using the +zlib algorithm, and \fIgzip\fP which requests the gzip algorithm. This +is a request, not an order; the server may or may not do it. This +option must be set (to any value) or else any unsolicited encoding done +by the server is ignored. See the special file lib/README.encoding for +details. .TP .B CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION A non-zero parameter tells the library to follow any Location: header that the |