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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index 7b303652c..960e895b2 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" nroff -man curl.1 .\" Written by Daniel Stenberg .\" -.TH curl 1 "12 Sep 2001" "Curl 7.9" "Curl Manual" +.TH curl 1 "5 Oct 2001" "Curl 7.9.1" "Curl Manual" .SH NAME curl \- get a URL with FTP, TELNET, LDAP, GOPHER, DICT, FILE, HTTP or HTTPS syntax. @@ -589,8 +589,13 @@ The average upload speed that curl measured for the complete upload. If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "-x/--proxy <proxyhost[:port]>" -Use specified proxy. If the port number is not specified, it is assumed at -port 1080. +Use specified HTTP proxy. If the port number is not specified, it is assumed +at port 1080. + +\fBNote\fP that all operations that are performed over a HTTP proxy will +transparantly be converted to HTTP. It means that certain protocol specific +operations might not be available. This is not the case if you can tunnel +through the proxy, as done with the \fI-p/--proxytunnel\fP option. If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "-X/--request <command>" |