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@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ Especially useful if you want to machine-parse the contents of an FTP
directory since the normal directory view doesn't use a standard look
or format.
+This option causes an FTP NLST command to be sent. Some FTP servers
+list only files in their response to NLST; they do not include
+subdirectories and symbolic links.
+
If this option is used twice, the second will again disable list only.
.IP "-L/--location"
(HTTP/HTTPS) If the server reports that the requested page has a different