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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index a6d0ef1a0..af2e817aa 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -570,14 +570,15 @@ 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 -location (indicated with the header line Location:) this flag will let curl -attempt to reattempt the get on the new place. If used together with -\fI-i/--include\fP or \fI-I/--head\fP, headers from all requested pages will -be shown. If authentication is used, curl will only send its credentials to -the initial host, so if a redirect takes curl to a different host, it won't -intercept the user+password. See also \fI--location-trusted\fP on how to -change this. +(HTTP/HTTPS) If the server reports that the requested page has moved to a +different location (indicated with a Location: header and a 3XX response code) +this option will make curl redo the request on the new place. If used together +with \fI-i/--include\fP or \fI-I/--head\fP, headers from all requested pages +will be shown. When authentication is used, curl only sends its credentials to +the initial host. If a redirect takes curl to a different host, it won't be +able to intercept the user+password. See also \fI--location-trusted\fP on how +to change this. You can limit the amount of redirects to follow by using the +\fI--max-redirs\fP option. If this option is used twice, the second will again disable location following. .IP "--location-trusted" |