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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index 4b637109b..0587309d5 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -111,14 +111,15 @@ HTTP resume is only possible with HTTP/1.1 or later servers. If this option is used serveral times, the last one will be used. .IP "-d/--data <data>" -(HTTP) Sends the specified data in a POST request to the HTTP server. Note -that the data is sent exactly as specified with no extra processing (with all -newlines cut off). The data is expected to be "url-encoded". This will cause -curl to pass the data to the server using the content-type -application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Compare to -F. If more than one -d/--data -option is used on the same command line, the data pieces specified will be -merged together with a separating &-letter. Thus, using '-d name=daniel -d -skill=lousy' would generate a post chunk that looks like +(HTTP) Sends the specified data in a POST request to the HTTP server, in a way +that can emulate as if a user has filled in a HTML form and pressed the submit +button. Note that the data is sent exactly as specified with no extra +processing (with all newlines cut off). The data is expected to be +"url-encoded". This will cause curl to pass the data to the server using the +content-type application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Compare to -F. If more than +one -d/--data option is used on the same command line, the data pieces +specified will be merged together with a separating &-letter. Thus, using '-d +name=daniel -d skill=lousy' would generate a post chunk that looks like 'name=daniel&skill=lousy'. If you start the data with the letter @, the rest should be a file name to |