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@@ -607,7 +607,9 @@ input:
\fBcurl\fP -F password=@/etc/passwd www.mypasswords.com
To read content from stdin instead of a file, use - as the filename. This goes
-for both @ and < constructs.
+for both @ and < constructs. Unfortunately it does not support reading the
+file from a named pipe or similar, as it needs the full size before the
+transfer starts.
You can also tell curl what Content-Type to use by using 'type=', in a manner
similar to: