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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index 10ff68f4a..b5dc5a34a 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" nroff -man curl.1 .\" Written by Daniel Stenberg .\" -.TH curl 1 "7 May 2002" "Curl 7.9.7" "Curl Manual" +.TH curl 1 "31 Jul 2002" "Curl 7.9.9" "Curl Manual" .SH NAME curl \- transfer a URL .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ If this option is used twice, the second one will disable ASCII usage. must be using valid ciphers. Read up on SSL cipher list details on this URL: .I http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/ciphers.html (Option added in curl 7.9) -If this option is used severl times, the last one will override the others. +If this option is used several times, the last one will override the others. .IP "--connect-timeout <seconds>" Maximum time in seconds that you allow the connection to the server to take. This only limits the connection phase, once curl has connected this option is @@ -332,6 +332,19 @@ line. So, it could look similar to this: url = "http://curl.haxx.se/docs/" This option can be used multiple times. +.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 prefer you have your transfer not use +your entire bandwidth. + +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 megabytes while 'g' or 'G' makes it gigabytes. Examples: 200K, 3m and +1G. + +This option was introduced in curl 7.9.9. + +If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "-l/--list-only" (FTP) When listing an FTP directory, this switch forces a name-only view. |