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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index 5cc7c7306..3bcddd6f3 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -828,8 +828,17 @@ cookies when they're closed down. server-specified Content-Disposition filename instead of extracting a filename from the URL. +If the server specifies a file name and a file with that name already exists +in the current working directory it will not be overwritten and an error will +occur. If the server doesn't specify a file name then this option has no +effect. + There's no attempt to decode %-sequences (yet) in the provided file name, so this option may provide you with rather unexpected file names. + +\fBWARNING\fP: Exercise judicious use of this option, especially on Windows. A +rogue server could send you the name of a DLL or other file that could possibly +be loaded automatically by Windows or some third party software. .IP "-k, --insecure" (SSL) This option explicitly allows curl to perform "insecure" SSL connections and transfers. All SSL connections are attempted to be made secure by using @@ -1190,12 +1199,15 @@ output to be done to stdout. Write output to a local file named like the remote file we get. (Only the file part of the remote file is used, the path is cut off.) -The remote file name to use for saving is extracted from the given URL, -nothing else. +The file will be saved in the current working directory. If you want the file +saved in a different directory, make sure you change the current working +directory before invoking curl with this option. -Consequentially, the file will be saved in the current working directory. If -you want the file saved in a different directory, make sure you change current -working directory before you invoke curl with the \fB-O, --remote-name\fP flag! +The remote file name to use for saving is extracted from the given URL, nothing +else, and if it already exists it will be overwritten. If you want the server +to be able to choose the file name refer to \fI-J, --remote-header-name\fP +which can be used in addition to this option. If the server chooses a file name +and that name already exists it will not be overwritten. There is no URL decoding done on the file name. If it has %20 or other URL encoded parts of the name, they will end up as-is as file name. |