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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index fc7ac6e15..e5b3968e1 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -447,10 +447,13 @@ 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 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. +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. + +If you are also using the \fI--speed-limit\fP option, that option will take +precedence and might cripple the rate-limiting slightly, to help keeping the +speed-limit logic working. This option was introduced in curl 7.10. |