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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index be41d25b7..b49c492b2 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -1312,6 +1312,25 @@ This option can be used multiple times, in which case the effect is the same as concatenating the protocols into one instance of the option. (Added in 7.20.2) +.IP "--proto-default <protocol>" +Tells curl to use \fIprotocol\fP for any URL missing a scheme name. + +Example: + +.RS +.IP "--proto-default https ftp.mozilla.org" +https://ftp.mozilla.org +.RE + +An unknown or unsupported protocol causes error +\fICURLE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL\fP. + +This option does not change the default proxy protocol (http). + +Without this option curl would make a guess based on the host, see \fI--url\fP +for details. + +(Added in 7.45.0) .IP "--proto-redir <protocols>" Tells curl to use the listed protocols on redirect. See --proto for how protocols are represented. @@ -1773,6 +1792,12 @@ If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. Specify a URL to fetch. This option is mostly handy when you want to specify URL(s) in a config file. +If the given URL is missing a scheme name (such as "http://" or "ftp://" etc) +then curl will make a guess based on the host. If the outermost sub-domain name +matches DICT, FTP, IMAP, LDAP, POP3 or SMTP then that protocol will be used, +otherwise HTTP will be used. Since 7.45.0 guessing can be disabled by setting a +default protocol, see \fI--proto-default\fP for details. + This option may be used any number of times. To control where this URL is written, use the \fI-o, --output\fP or the \fI-O, --remote-name\fP options. .IP "-v, --verbose" |