From 575ce905b2776540f2d80c93e6dfdcdd7bc93659 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:19:22 +0000 Subject: ok, the right term (using RFC2616 lingo) for the -X keyword is method and not request --- docs/curl.1 | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index a8b6380b3..40b29d049 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@ embedded user + password. If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "-X/--request " -(HTTP) -Specifies a custom request to use when communicating with the HTTP server. -The specified request will be used instead of the standard GET. Read the -HTTP 1.1 specification for details and explanations. +(HTTP) Specifies a custom request method to use when communicating with the +HTTP server. The specified request will be used instead of the method +otherwise used (which defaults to GET). Read the HTTP 1.1 specification for +details and explanations. (FTP) Specifies a custom FTP command to use instead of LIST when doing file lists -- cgit v1.2.3