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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 index 8816a2ddd..e486a0032 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 @@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ redirections have been followed, the next redirect will cause an error .IP CURLOPT_PUT A non-zero parameter tells the library to use HTTP PUT to transfer data. The data should be set with \fICURLOPT_READDATA\fP and \fICURLOPT_INFILESIZE\fP. + +This option is deprecated and starting with version 7.12.1 you should instead +use \fICURLOPT_UPLOAD\fP. .IP CURLOPT_POST A non-zero parameter tells the library to do a regular HTTP post. This is a normal application/x-www-form-urlencoded kind, which is the most commonly used @@ -734,7 +737,8 @@ as a curl_off_t. (Added in 7.11.0) .IP CURLOPT_UPLOAD A non-zero parameter tells the library to prepare for an upload. The \fICURLOPT_READDATA\fP and \fICURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE\fP are also interesting -for uploads. +for uploads. If the protocol is HTTP, uploading means using the PUT request +unless you tell libcurl otherwise. .IP CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE Pass a long as parameter. This allows you to specify the maximum size (in bytes) of a file to download. If the file requested is larger than this value, |