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@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ no file will be written. The file will be written using the Netscape cookie
file format. If you set the file name to a single dash, "-", the cookies will
be written to stdout. (Option added in curl 7.9)
+.B NOTE
+If the cookie jar can't be created or written to, the whole curl operation
+won't fail or even report an error clearly. Using -v will get a warning
+displayed, but that is the only visible feedback you get about this possibly
+lethal situation.
+
If this option is used several times, the last specfied file name will be
used.
.IP "-C/--continue-at <offset>"