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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index 4ee2f95ca..479062383 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ .\" * $Id$ .\" ************************************************************************** .\" -.TH curl 1 "05 Apr 2005" "Curl 7.13.3" "Curl Manual" +.TH curl 1 "28 Apr 2005" "Curl 7.14.0" "Curl Manual" .SH NAME curl \- transfer a URL .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -497,6 +497,20 @@ line. So, it could look similar to this: url = "http://curl.haxx.se/docs/" This option can be used multiple times. + +When curl is invoked, it always (unless \fI-q\fP is used) checks for a default +config file and uses it if found. The default config file is checked for in +the following places in this order: + +1) curl tries to find the "home dir": It first checks for the CURL_HOME and +then the HOME environment variables. Failing that, it uses getpwuid() on +unix-like systems (which returns the home dir given the current user in your +system). On Windows, it then checks for the APPDATA variable, or as a last +resort the '%USERPROFILE%\Application Data'. + +2) On windows, if there is no _curlrc file in the home dir, it checks for one +in the same dir the executable curl is placed. On unix-like systems, it will +simply try to load .curlrc from the determined home dir. .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 use your entire @@ -700,8 +714,9 @@ If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. Disable the use of PORT with \fI--ftp-pasv\fP. Disable the attempt to use the EPRT command instead of PORT by using \fI--disable-eprt\fP. EPRT is really PORT++. .IP "-q" -If used as the first parameter on the command line, the \fI$HOME/.curlrc\fP -file will not be read and used as a config file. +If used as the first parameter on the command line, the \fIcurlrc\fP config +file will not be read and used. See the \fI-K/--config\fP for details on the +default config file search path. .IP "-Q/--quote <command>" (FTP) Send an arbitrary command to the remote FTP server. Quote commands are sent BEFORE the transfer is taking place (just after the initial PWD command |