curl_off_t maxspeed);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a curl_off_t as parameter with the \fImaxspeed\fP. If an upload exceeds
-this speed (counted in bytes per second) on cumulative average during the
-transfer, the transfer will pause to keep the average rate less than or equal
-to the parameter value. Defaults to unlimited speed.
+this speed (counted in bytes per second) the transfer will pause to keep the
+speed less than or equal to the parameter value. Defaults to unlimited
+speed.
This option doesn't affect transfer speeds done with FILE:// URLs.
.SH DEFAULT