From 6f4f3c79b62e60c7f45a62bae01951e07e7d1054 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:27:47 +0000 Subject: 7.5-pre3 commit --- src/hugehelp.c | 467 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- src/version.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 246 insertions(+), 223 deletions(-) (limited to 'src') diff --git a/src/hugehelp.c b/src/hugehelp.c index 173ae185d..17dc5b92a 100644 --- a/src/hugehelp.c +++ b/src/hugehelp.c @@ -114,14 +114,19 @@ puts ( " cut off). The data is expected to be \"url-encoded\".\n" " This will cause curl to pass the data to the server\n" " using the content-type application/x-www-form-urlen­\n" -" coded. Compare to -F.\n" -"\n" -" If you start the data with the letter @, the rest\n" -" should be a file name to read the data from, or - if\n" -" you want curl to read the data from stdin. The con­\n" -" tents of the file must already be url-encoded.\n" -"\n" -" To post data purely binary, you should instead use the\n" +" coded. Compare to -F. If more than one -d/--data option\n" +" is used on the same command line, the data pieces spec­\n" +" ified will be merged together with a separating &-let­\n" +" ter. Thus, using '-d name=daniel -d skill=lousy' would\n" +" generate a post chunk that looks like\n" +"\n" +" If you start the data with the letter @, the rest\n" +" should be a file name to read the data from, or - if\n" +" you want curl to read the data from stdin. The con­\n" +" tents of the file must already be url-encoded. Multiple\n" +" files can also be specified.\n" +"\n" +" To post data purely binary, you should instead use the\n" " --data-binary option.\n" "\n" " -d/--data is the same as --data-ascii.\n" @@ -130,62 +135,67 @@ puts ( " (HTTP) This is an alias for the -d/--data option.\n" "\n" " --data-binary \n" -" (HTTP) This posts data in a similar manner as --data-\n" -" ascii does, although when using this option the entire\n" -" context of the posted data is kept as-is. If you want\n" -" to post a binary file without the strip-newlines fea­\n" +" (HTTP) This posts data in a similar manner as --data-\n" +" ascii does, although when using this option the entire\n" +" context of the posted data is kept as-is. If you want\n" +" to post a binary file without the strip-newlines fea­\n" " ture of the --data-ascii option, this is for you.\n" "\n" " -D/--dump-header \n" -" (HTTP/FTP) Write the HTTP headers to this file. Write\n" +" (HTTP/FTP) Write the HTTP headers to this file. Write\n" " the FTP file info to this file if -I/--head is used.\n" "\n" -" This option is handy to use when you want to store the\n" -" cookies that a HTTP site sends to you. The cookies\n" +" This option is handy to use when you want to store the\n" +" cookies that a HTTP site sends to you. The cookies\n" " could then be read in a second curl invoke by using the\n" " -b/--cookie option!\n" "\n" " -e/--referer \n" " (HTTP) Sends the \"Referer Page\" information to the HTTP\n" -" server. This can also be set with the -H/--header flag\n" +" server. This can also be set with the -H/--header flag\n" " of course. When used with -L/--location you can append\n" -" \";auto\" to the referer URL to make curl automatically\n" -" set the previous URL when it follows a Location:\n" -" header. The \";auto\" string can be used alone, even if\n" +" \";auto\" to the referer URL to make curl automatically\n" +" set the previous URL when it follows a Location:\n" +" header. The \";auto\" string can be used alone, even if\n" " you don't set an initial referer.\n" "\n" " -E/--cert \n" -" (HTTPS) Tells curl to use the specified certificate\n" -" file when getting a file with HTTPS. The certificate\n" -" must be in PEM format. If the optional password isn't\n" +" (HTTPS) Tells curl to use the specified certificate\n" +" file when getting a file with HTTPS. The certificate\n" +" must be in PEM format. If the optional password isn't\n" " specified, it will be queried for on the terminal. Note\n" -" that this certificate is the private key and the pri­\n" +" that this certificate is the private key and the pri­\n" " vate certificate concatenated!\n" "\n" +" --cacert \n" +" (HTTPS) Tells curl to use the specified certificate\n" +" file to verify the peer. The certificate must be in PEM\n" +" format.\n" +"\n" " -f/--fail\n" -" (HTTP) Fail silently (no output at all) on server\n" -" errors. This is mostly done like this to better enable\n" -" scripts etc to better deal with failed attempts. In\n" +" (HTTP) Fail silently (no output at all) on server\n" +" errors. This is mostly done like this to better enable\n" +" scripts etc to better deal with failed attempts. In\n" " normal cases when a HTTP server fails to deliver a doc­\n" -" ument, it returns a HTML document stating so (which\n" +" ument, it returns a HTML document stating so (which\n" " often also describes why and more). This flag will pre­\n" -" vent curl from outputting that and fail silently\n" +" vent curl from outputting that and fail silently\n" " instead.\n" "\n" " -F/--form \n" " (HTTP) This lets curl emulate a filled in form in which\n" -" a user has pressed the submit button. This causes curl\n" +" a user has pressed the submit button. This causes curl\n" " to POST data using the content-type multipart/form-data\n" -" according to RFC1867. This enables uploading of binary\n" +" according to RFC1867. This enables uploading of binary\n" " files etc. To force the 'content' part to be be a file,\n" -" prefix the file name with an @ sign. To just get the\n" +" prefix the file name with an @ sign. To just get the\n" " content part from a file, prefix the file name with the\n" " letter <. The difference between @ and < is then that @\n" " makes a file get attached in the post as a file upload,\n" -" while the < makes a text field and just get the con­\n" +" while the < makes a text field and just get the con­\n" " tents for that text field from a file.\n" "\n" -" Example, to send your password file to the server,\n" +" Example, to send your password file to the server,\n" " where input:\n" "\n" " curl -F password=@/etc/passwd www.mypasswords.com\n" @@ -199,110 +209,111 @@ puts ( "\n" " -H/--header
\n" " (HTTP) Extra header to use when getting a web page. You\n" -" may specify any number of extra headers. Note that if\n" -" you should add a custom header that has the same name\n" +" may specify any number of extra headers. Note that if\n" +" you should add a custom header that has the same name\n" " as one of the internal ones curl would use, your exter­\n" -" nally set header will be used instead of the internal\n" -" one. This allows you to make even trickier stuff than\n" -" curl would normally do. You should not replace inter­\n" -" nally set headers without knowing perfectly well what\n" -" you're doing. Replacing an internal header with one\n" -" without content on the right side of the colon will\n" +" nally set header will be used instead of the internal\n" +" one. This allows you to make even trickier stuff than\n" +" curl would normally do. You should not replace\n" +" internally set headers without knowing perfectly well\n" +" what you're doing. Replacing an internal header with\n" +" one without content on the right side of the colon will\n" " prevent that header from appearing.\n" "\n" " -i/--include\n" " (HTTP) Include the HTTP-header in the output. The HTTP-\n" -" header includes things like server-name, date of the\n" +" header includes things like server-name, date of the\n" " document, HTTP-version and more...\n" +"\n" " --interface \n" -" Perform an operation using a specified interface. You\n" -" can enter interface name, IP address or host name. An\n" +" Perform an operation using a specified interface. You\n" +" can enter interface name, IP address or host name. An\n" " example could look like:\n" "\n" " curl --interface eth0:1 http://www.netscape.com/\n" +); + puts( "\n" " -I/--head\n" -" (HTTP/FTP) Fetch the HTTP-header only! HTTP-servers\n" +" (HTTP/FTP) Fetch the HTTP-header only! HTTP-servers\n" " feature the command HEAD which this uses to get nothing\n" -" but the header of a document. When used on a FTP file,\n" +" but the header of a document. When used on a FTP file,\n" " curl displays the file size only.\n" "\n" " --krb4 \n" -" (FTP) Enable kerberos4 authentication and use. The\n" -); - puts( -" level must be entered and should be one of 'clear',\n" -" 'safe', 'confidential' or 'private'. Should you use a\n" -" level that is not one of these, 'private' will instead\n" +" (FTP) Enable kerberos4 authentication and use. The\n" +" level must be entered and should be one of 'clear',\n" +" 'safe', 'confidential' or 'private'. Should you use a\n" +" level that is not one of these, 'private' will instead\n" " be used.\n" "\n" " -K/--config \n" -" Specify which config file to read curl arguments from.\n" -" The config file is a text file in which command line\n" -" arguments can be written which then will be used as if\n" -" they were written on the actual command line. If the\n" -" first column of a config line is a '#' character, the\n" +" Specify which config file to read curl arguments from.\n" +" The config file is a text file in which command line\n" +" arguments can be written which then will be used as if\n" +" they were written on the actual command line. If the\n" +" first column of a config line is a '#' character, the\n" " rest of the line will be treated as a comment.\n" "\n" -" Specify the filename as '-' to make curl read the file\n" +" Specify the filename as '-' to make curl read the file\n" " from stdin.\n" "\n" " -l/--list-only\n" " (FTP) When listing an FTP directory, this switch forces\n" -" a name-only view. Especially useful if you want to\n" -" machine-parse the contents of an FTP directory since\n" -" the normal directory view doesn't use a standard look\n" +" a name-only view. Especially useful if you want to\n" +" machine-parse the contents of an FTP directory since\n" +" the normal directory view doesn't use a standard look\n" " or format.\n" "\n" " -L/--location\n" -" (HTTP/HTTPS) If the server reports that the requested\n" -" page has a different location (indicated with the\n" -" header line Location:) this flag will let curl attempt\n" +" (HTTP/HTTPS) If the server reports that the requested\n" +" page has a different location (indicated with the\n" +" header line Location:) this flag will let curl attempt\n" " to reattempt the get on the new place. If used together\n" " with -i or -I, headers from all requested pages will be\n" -" shown. If this flag is used when making a HTTP POST,\n" +" shown. If this flag is used when making a HTTP POST,\n" " curl will automatically switch to GET after the initial\n" " POST has been done.\n" "\n" " -m/--max-time \n" " Maximum time in seconds that you allow the whole opera­\n" " tion to take. This is useful for preventing your batch\n" -" jobs from hanging for hours due to slow networks or\n" -" links going down. This doesn't work fully in win32\n" +" jobs from hanging for hours due to slow networks or\n" +" links going down. This doesn't work fully in win32\n" " systems.\n" "\n" " -M/--manual\n" " Manual. Display the huge help text.\n" "\n" " -n/--netrc\n" -" Makes curl scan the .netrc file in the user's home\n" -" directory for login name and password. This is typi­\n" -" cally used for ftp on unix. If used with http, curl\n" -" will enable user authentication. See netrc(4) for\n" -" details on the file format. Curl will not complain if\n" -" that file hasn't the right permissions (it should not\n" -" be world nor group readable). The environment variable\n" +" Makes curl scan the .netrc file in the user's home\n" +" directory for login name and password. This is typi­\n" +" cally used for ftp on unix. If used with http, curl\n" +" will enable user authentication. See netrc(4) for\n" +" details on the file format. Curl will not complain if\n" +" that file hasn't the right permissions (it should not\n" +" be world nor group readable). The environment variable\n" " \"HOME\" is used to find the home directory.\n" "\n" -" A quick and very simple example of how to setup a\n" -" .netrc to allow curl to ftp to the machine\n" +" A quick and very simple example of how to setup a\n" +" .netrc to allow curl to ftp to the machine\n" " host.domain.com with user name\n" "\n" " machine host.domain.com login myself password secret\n" "\n" " -N/--no-buffer\n" -" Disables the buffering of the output stream. In normal\n" +" Disables the buffering of the output stream. In normal\n" " work situations, curl will use a standard buffered out­\n" -" put stream that will have the effect that it will out­\n" -" put the data in chunks, not necessarily exactly when\n" -" the data arrives. Using this option will disable that\n" +" put stream that will have the effect that it will out­\n" +" put the data in chunks, not necessarily exactly when\n" +" the data arrives. Using this option will disable that\n" " buffering.\n" "\n" " -o/--output \n" -" Write output to instead of stdout. If you are\n" +" Write output to instead of stdout. If you are\n" " using {} or [] to fetch multiple documents, you can use\n" -" '#' followed by a number in the specifier. That\n" -" variable will be replaced with the current string for\n" +" '#' followed by a number in the specifier. That\n" +" variable will be replaced with the current string for\n" " the URL being fetched. Like in:\n" "\n" " curl http://{one,two}.site.com -o \"file_#1.txt\"\n" @@ -310,7 +321,6 @@ puts ( " or use several variables like:\n" "\n" " curl http://{site,host}.host[1-5].com -o \"#1_#2\"\n" -"\n" " -O/--remote-name\n" " Write output to a local file named like the remote file\n" " we get. (Only the file part of the remote file is used,\n" @@ -318,22 +328,22 @@ puts ( "\n" " -p/--proxytunnel\n" " When an HTTP proxy is used, this option will cause non-\n" -" HTTP protocols to attempt to tunnel through the proxy\n" -" instead of merely using it to do HTTP-like operations.\n" +" HTTP protocols to attempt to tunnel through the proxy\n" +" instead of merely using it to do HTTP-like operations.\n" " The tunnel approach is made with the HTTP proxy CONNECT\n" -" request and requires that the proxy allows direct con­\n" -" nect to the remote port number curl wants to tunnel\n" +" request and requires that the proxy allows direct con­\n" +" nect to the remote port number curl wants to tunnel\n" " through to.\n" "\n" " -P/--ftpport
\n" -" (FTP) Reverses the initiator/listener roles when con­\n" -" necting with ftp. This switch makes Curl use the PORT\n" -" command instead of PASV. In practice, PORT tells the\n" +" (FTP) Reverses the initiator/listener roles when con­\n" +" necting with ftp. This switch makes Curl use the PORT\n" +" command instead of PASV. In practice, PORT tells the\n" " server to connect to the client's specified address and\n" -" port, while PASV asks the server for an ip address and\n" +" port, while PASV asks the server for an ip address and\n" " port to connect to.
should be one of:\n" "\n" -" interface i.e \"eth0\" to specify which interface's IP\n" +" interface i.e \"eth0\" to specify which interface's IP\n" " address you want to use (Unix only)\n" "\n" " IP address i.e \"192.168.10.1\" to specify exact IP num­\n" @@ -341,28 +351,28 @@ puts ( "\n" " host name i.e \"my.host.domain\" to specify machine\n" "\n" -" - (any single-letter string) to make it pick\n" +" - (any single-letter string) to make it pick\n" " the machine's default\n" "\n" " -q If used as the first parameter on the command line, the\n" -" $HOME/.curlrc file will not be read and used as a con­\n" +" $HOME/.curlrc file will not be read and used as a con­\n" " fig file.\n" "\n" " -Q/--quote \n" -" (FTP) Send an arbitrary command to the remote FTP\n" -" server, by using the QUOTE command of the server. Not\n" -" all servers support this command, and the set of QUOTE\n" -" commands are server specific! Quote commands are sent\n" -" BEFORE the transfer is taking place. To make commands\n" -" take place after a successful transfer, prefix them\n" +" (FTP) Send an arbitrary command to the remote FTP\n" +" server, by using the QUOTE command of the server. Not\n" +" all servers support this command, and the set of QUOTE\n" +" commands are server specific! Quote commands are sent\n" +" BEFORE the transfer is taking place. To make commands\n" +" take place after a successful transfer, prefix them\n" " with a dash '-'. You may specify any amount of commands\n" -" to be run before and after the transfer. If the server\n" -" returns failure for one of the commands, the entire\n" +" to be run before and after the transfer. If the server\n" +" returns failure for one of the commands, the entire\n" " operation will be aborted.\n" "\n" " -r/--range \n" -" (HTTP/FTP) Retrieve a byte range (i.e a partial docu­\n" -" ment) from a HTTP/1.1 or FTP server. Ranges can be\n" +" (HTTP/FTP) Retrieve a byte range (i.e a partial docu­\n" +" ment) from a HTTP/1.1 or FTP server. Ranges can be\n" " specified in a number of ways.\n" "\n" " 0-499 specifies the first 500 bytes\n" @@ -371,8 +381,8 @@ puts ( "\n" " -500 specifies the last 500 bytes\n" "\n" -" 9500 specifies the bytes from offset 9500 and\n" -" forward\n" +" 9500 specifies the bytes from offset 9500 and for­\n" +" ward\n" "\n" " 0-0,-1 specifies the first and last byte only(*)(H)\n" "\n" @@ -382,167 +392,173 @@ puts ( " 100-199,500-599\n" " specifies two separate 100 bytes ranges(*)(H)\n" "\n" -" (*) = NOTE that this will cause the server to reply with a\n" +" (*) = NOTE that this will cause the server to reply with a\n" " multipart response!\n" "\n" -" You should also be aware that many HTTP/1.1 servers do not\n" +" You should also be aware that many HTTP/1.1 servers do not\n" " have this feature enabled, so that when you attempt to get a\n" " range, you'll instead get the whole document.\n" "\n" -" FTP range downloads only support the simple syntax 'start-\n" -" stop' (optionally with one of the numbers omitted). It\n" +" FTP range downloads only support the simple syntax 'start-\n" +" stop' (optionally with one of the numbers omitted). It\n" " depends on the non-RFC command SIZE.\n" "\n" " -s/--silent\n" -" Silent mode. Don't show progress meter or error mes­\n" +" Silent mode. Don't show progress meter or error mes­\n" " sages. Makes Curl mute.\n" "\n" " -S/--show-error\n" -" When used with -s it makes curl show error message if\n" +" When used with -s it makes curl show error message if\n" " it fails.\n" "\n" " -t/--upload\n" -" Deprecated. Use '-T -' instead. Transfer the stdin\n" -" data to the specified file. Curl will read everything\n" -" from stdin until EOF and store with the supplied name.\n" -" If this is used on a http(s) server, the PUT command\n" +" Deprecated. Use '-T -' instead. Transfer the stdin\n" +" data to the specified file. Curl will read everything\n" +" from stdin until EOF and store with the supplied name.\n" +" If this is used on a http(s) server, the PUT command\n" " will be used.\n" "\n" " -T/--upload-file \n" -" Like -t, but this transfers the specified local file.\n" -" If there is no file part in the specified URL, Curl\n" +" Like -t, but this transfers the specified local file.\n" +" If there is no file part in the specified URL, Curl\n" " will append the local file name. NOTE that you must use\n" -" a trailing / on the last directory to really prove to\n" +" a trailing / on the last directory to really prove to\n" " Curl that there is no file name or curl will think that\n" -" your last directory name is the remote file name to\n" -" use. That will most likely cause the upload operation\n" -" to fail. If this is used on a http(s) server, the PUT\n" +" your last directory name is the remote file name to\n" +" use. That will most likely cause the upload operation\n" +" to fail. If this is used on a http(s) server, the PUT\n" " command will be used.\n" "\n" " -u/--user \n" -" Specify user and password to use when fetching. See\n" -" README.curl for detailed examples of how to use this.\n" -" If no password is specified, curl will ask for it\n" +" Specify user and password to use when fetching. See\n" +" README.curl for detailed examples of how to use this.\n" +" If no password is specified, curl will ask for it\n" " interactively.\n" +"\n" " -U/--proxy-user \n" -" Specify user and password to use for Proxy authentica­\n" +" Specify user and password to use for Proxy authentica­\n" " tion. If no password is specified, curl will ask for it\n" " interactively.\n" "\n" +" --url \n" +" Set the URL to fetch. This option is mostly handy when\n" +" you wanna specify URL in a config file.\n" +"\n" " -v/--verbose\n" -" Makes the fetching more verbose/talkative. Mostly\n" -" usable for debugging. Lines starting with '>' means\n" +" Makes the fetching more verbose/talkative. Mostly\n" +" usable for debugging. Lines starting with '>' means\n" " data sent by curl, '<' means data received by curl that\n" -" is hidden in normal cases and lines starting with '*'\n" +" is hidden in normal cases and lines starting with '*'\n" " means additional info provided by curl.\n" "\n" " -V/--version\n" -" Displays the full version of curl, libcurl and other\n" +" Displays the full version of curl, libcurl and other\n" " 3rd party libraries linked with the executable.\n" "\n" " -w/--write-out \n" -" Defines what to display after a completed and success­\n" -" ful operation. The format is a string that may contain\n" -" plain text mixed with any number of variables. The\n" +" Defines what to display after a completed and success­\n" +" ful operation. The format is a string that may contain\n" +" plain text mixed with any number of variables. The\n" " string can be specified as \"string\", to get read from a\n" -" particular file you specify it \"@filename\" and to tell\n" +" particular file you specify it \"@filename\" and to tell\n" " curl to read the format from stdin you write \"@-\".\n" "\n" " The variables present in the output format will be sub­\n" -" stituted by the value or text that curl thinks fit, as\n" -" described below. All variables are specified like\n" -" %{variable_name} and to output a normal % you just\n" -" write them like %%. You can output a newline by using\n" +" stituted by the value or text that curl thinks fit, as\n" +" described below. All variables are specified like\n" +" %{variable_name} and to output a normal % you just\n" +" write them like %%. You can output a newline by using\n" " \\n, a carrige return with \\r and a tab space with \\t.\n" "\n" -" NOTE: The %-letter is a special letter in the\n" -" win32-environment, where all occurrences of % must be\n" +" NOTE: The %-letter is a special letter in the\n" +" win32-environment, where all occurrences of % must be\n" " doubled when using this option.\n" "\n" " Available variables are at this point:\n" +); + puts( "\n" -" url_effective The URL that was fetched last. This is\n" +" url_effective The URL that was fetched last. This is\n" " mostly meaningful if you've told curl to\n" " follow location: headers.\n" "\n" " http_code The numerical code that was found in the\n" -); - puts( " last retrieved HTTP(S) page.\n" "\n" -" time_total The total time, in seconds, that the\n" -" full operation lasted. The time will be\n" +" time_total The total time, in seconds, that the\n" +" full operation lasted. The time will be\n" " displayed with millisecond resolution.\n" "\n" " time_namelookup\n" -" The time, in seconds, it took from the\n" -" start until the name resolving was com­\n" +" The time, in seconds, it took from the\n" +" start until the name resolving was com­\n" " pleted.\n" -" time_connect The time, in seconds, it took from the\n" -" start until the connect to the remote\n" +"\n" +" time_connect The time, in seconds, it took from the\n" +" start until the connect to the remote\n" " host (or proxy) was completed.\n" "\n" " time_pretransfer\n" -" The time, in seconds, it took from the\n" -" start until the file transfer is just\n" -" about to begin. This includes all pre-\n" -" transfer commands and negotiations that\n" -" are specific to the particular proto­\n" +" The time, in seconds, it took from the\n" +" start until the file transfer is just\n" +" about to begin. This includes all pre-\n" +" transfer commands and negotiations that\n" +" are specific to the particular proto­\n" " col(s) involved.\n" "\n" -" size_download The total amount of bytes that were\n" +" size_download The total amount of bytes that were\n" " downloaded.\n" "\n" -" size_upload The total amount of bytes that were\n" +" size_upload The total amount of bytes that were\n" " uploaded.\n" "\n" -" size_header The total amount of bytes of the down­\n" +" size_header The total amount of bytes of the down­\n" " loaded headers.\n" "\n" " size_request The total amount of bytes that were sent\n" " in the HTTP request.\n" "\n" -" speed_download The average download speed that curl\n" +" speed_download The average download speed that curl\n" " measured for the complete download.\n" "\n" -" speed_upload The average upload speed that curl mea­\n" +" speed_upload The average upload speed that curl mea­\n" " sured for the complete upload.\n" "\n" " -x/--proxy \n" -" Use specified proxy. If the port number is not speci­\n" +" Use specified proxy. If the port number is not speci­\n" " fied, it is assumed at port 1080.\n" "\n" " -X/--request \n" -" (HTTP) Specifies a custom request to use when communi­\n" -" cating with the HTTP server. The specified request\n" +" (HTTP) Specifies a custom request to use when communi­\n" +" cating with the HTTP server. The specified request\n" " will be used instead of the standard GET. Read the HTTP\n" " 1.1 specification for details and explanations.\n" "\n" -" (FTP) Specifies a custom FTP command to use instead of\n" +" (FTP) Specifies a custom FTP command to use instead of\n" " LIST when doing file lists with ftp.\n" "\n" " -y/--speed-time