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/* A few of these source lines are >80 columns wide, but that's only because
- breaking the strings narrower makes this chunk look even worse! */
+ breaking the strings narrower makes this chunk look even worse!
+
+ Starting with 7.18.0, this list of command line options is sorted based
+ on the long option name. It is not done automatically, although a command
+ line like the following can help out:
+
+ curl --help | cut -c5- | grep "^-" | sort
+ */
static const char * const helptext[]={
"Usage: curl [options...] <url>",
"Options: (H) means HTTP/HTTPS only, (F) means FTP only",
- " -a/--append Append to target file when uploading (F)",
- " -A/--user-agent <string> User-Agent to send to server (H)",
" --anyauth Pick \"any\" authentication method (H)",
- " -b/--cookie <name=string/file> Cookie string or file to read cookies from (H)",
+ " -a/--append Append to target file when uploading (F)",
" --basic Use HTTP Basic Authentication (H)",
- " -B/--use-ascii Use ASCII/text transfer",
- " -c/--cookie-jar <file> Write cookies to this file after operation (H)",
+ " --cacert <file> CA certificate to verify peer against (SSL)",
+ " --capath <directory> CA directory to verify peer against (SSL)",
+ " -E/--cert <cert[:passwd]> Client certificate file and password (SSL)",
+ " --cert-type <type> Certificate file type (DER/PEM/ENG) (SSL)",
+ " --ciphers <list> SSL ciphers to use (SSL)",
+ " --compressed Request compressed response (using deflate or gzip)",
+ " -K/--config Specify which config file to read",
+ " --connect-timeout <seconds> Maximum time allowed for connection",
" -C/--continue-at <offset> Resumed transfer offset",
+ " -b/--cookie <name=string/file> Cookie string or file to read cookies from (H)",
+ " -c/--cookie-jar <file> Write cookies to this file after operation (H)",
+ " --create-dirs Create necessary local directory hierarchy",
+ " --crlf Convert LF to CRLF in upload",
" -d/--data <data> HTTP POST data (H)",
" --data-ascii <data> HTTP POST ASCII data (H)",
" --data-binary <data> HTTP POST binary data (H)",
" --data-urlencode <name=data/name@filename> HTTP POST data url encoded (H)",
- " --negotiate Use HTTP Negotiate Authentication (H)",
" --digest Use HTTP Digest Authentication (H)",
" --disable-eprt Inhibit using EPRT or LPRT (F)",
" --disable-epsv Inhibit using EPSV (F)",
" -D/--dump-header <file> Write the headers to this file",
" --egd-file <file> EGD socket path for random data (SSL)",
- " --tcp-nodelay Use the TCP_NODELAY option",
+ " --engine <eng> Crypto engine to use (SSL). \"--engine list\" for list",
#ifdef USE_ENVIRONMENT
" --environment Write results to environment variables (RISC OS)",
#endif
- " -e/--referer Referer URL (H)",
- " -E/--cert <cert[:passwd]> Client certificate file and password (SSL)",
- " --cert-type <type> Certificate file type (DER/PEM/ENG) (SSL)",
- " --key <key> Private key file name (SSL/SSH)",
- " --key-type <type> Private key file type (DER/PEM/ENG) (SSL)",
- " --pass <pass> Pass phrase for the private key (SSL/SSH)",
- " --pubkey <key> Public key file name (SSH)",
- " --engine <eng> Crypto engine to use (SSL). \"--engine list\" for list",
- " --cacert <file> CA certificate to verify peer against (SSL)",
- " --capath <directory> CA directory (made using c_rehash) to verify",
- " peer against (SSL)",
- " --hostpubmd5 <md5> Hex encoded MD5 string of the host public key. (SSH)",
- " --ciphers <list> SSL ciphers to use (SSL)",
- " --compressed Request compressed response (using deflate or gzip)",
- " --connect-timeout <seconds> Maximum time allowed for connection",
- " --create-dirs Create necessary local directory hierarchy",
- " --crlf Convert LF to CRLF in upload",
" -f/--fail Fail silently (no output at all) on HTTP errors (H)",
+ " -F/--form <name=content> Specify HTTP multipart POST data (H)",
+ " --form-string <name=string> Specify HTTP multipart POST data (H)",
" --ftp-account <data> Account data to send when requested by server (F)",
" --ftp-alternative-to-user String to replace \"USER [name]\" (F)",
" --ftp-create-dirs Create the remote dirs if not present (F)",
" --ftp-method [multicwd/nocwd/singlecwd] Control CWD usage (F)",
" --ftp-pasv Use PASV/EPSV instead of PORT (F)",
+ " -P/--ftp-port <address> Use PORT with address instead of PASV (F)",
" --ftp-skip-pasv-ip Skip the IP address for PASV (F)\n"
" --ftp-ssl Try SSL/TLS for ftp transfer (F)",
- " --ftp-ssl-control Require SSL/TLS for ftp login, clear for transfer (F)",
- " --ftp-ssl-reqd Require SSL/TLS for ftp transfer (F)",
" --ftp-ssl-ccc Send CCC after authenticating (F)",
" --ftp-ssl-ccc-mode [active/passive] Set CCC mode (F)",
- " -F/--form <name=content> Specify HTTP multipart POST data (H)",
- " --form-string <name=string> Specify HTTP multipart POST data (H)",
- " -g/--globoff Disable URL sequences and ranges using {} and []",
+ " --ftp-ssl-control Require SSL/TLS for ftp login, clear for transfer (F)",
+ " --ftp-ssl-reqd Require SSL/TLS for ftp transfer (F)",
" -G/--get Send the -d data with a HTTP GET (H)",
- " -h/--help This help text",
+ " -g/--globoff Disable URL sequences and ranges using {} and []",
" -H/--header <line> Custom header to pass to server (H)",
+ " -I/--head Show document info only",
+ " -h/--help This help text",
+ " --hostpubmd5 <md5> Hex encoded MD5 string of the host public key. (SSH)",
+ " -0/--http1.0 Use HTTP 1.0 (H)",
" --ignore-content-length Ignore the HTTP Content-Length header",
" -i/--include Include protocol headers in the output (H/F)",
- " -I/--head Show document info only",
- " -j/--junk-session-cookies Ignore session cookies read from file (H)",
+ " -k/--insecure Allow connections to SSL sites without certs (H)",
" --interface <interface> Specify network interface/address to use",
+ " -4/--ipv4 Resolve name to IPv4 address",
+ " -6/--ipv6 Resolve name to IPv6 address",
+ " -j/--junk-session-cookies Ignore session cookies read from file (H)",
" --keepalive-time <seconds> Interval between keepalive probes",
+ " --key <key> Private key file name (SSL/SSH)",
+ " --key-type <type> Private key file type (DER/PEM/ENG) (SSL)",
" --krb <level> Enable kerberos with specified security level (F)",
- " -k/--insecure Allow connections to SSL sites without certs (H)",
- " -K/--config Specify which config file to read",
" --libcurl <file> Dump libcurl equivalent code of this command line",
- " -l/--list-only List only names of an FTP directory (F)",
" --limit-rate <rate> Limit transfer speed to this rate",
- " --local-port <num>[-num] Force use of these local port numbers\n",
+ " -l/--list-only List only names of an FTP directory (F)",
+ " --local-port <num>[-num] Force use of these local port numbers",
" -L/--location Follow Location: hints (H)",
- " --location-trusted Follow Location: and send authentication even ",
- " to other hostnames (H)",
- " -m/--max-time <seconds> Maximum time allowed for the transfer",
- " --max-redirs <num> Maximum number of redirects allowed (H)",
- " --max-filesize <bytes> Maximum file size to download (H/F)",
+ " --location-trusted Follow Location: and send auth to other hosts (H)",
" -M/--manual Display the full manual",
+ " --max-filesize <bytes> Maximum file size to download (H/F)",
+ " --max-redirs <num> Maximum number of redirects allowed (H)",
+ " -m/--max-time <seconds> Maximum time allowed for the transfer",
+ " --negotiate Use HTTP Negotiate Authentication (H)",
" -n/--netrc Must read .netrc for user name and password",
" --netrc-optional Use either .netrc or URL; overrides -n",
- " --ntlm Use HTTP NTLM authentication (H)",
" -N/--no-buffer Disable buffering of the output stream",
" --no-keepalive Disable keepalive use on the connection",
" --no-sessionid Disable SSL session-ID reusing (SSL)",
+ " --ntlm Use HTTP NTLM authentication (H)",
" -o/--output <file> Write output to <file> instead of stdout",
- " -O/--remote-name Write output to a file named as the remote file",
+ " --pass <pass> Pass phrase for the private key (SSL/SSH)",
" --post301 Do not switch to GET after following a 301 redirect (H)",
- " -p/--proxytunnel Operate through a HTTP proxy tunnel (using CONNECT)",
+ " -#/--progress-bar Display transfer progress as a progress bar",
+ " -x/--proxy <host[:port]> Use HTTP proxy on given port",
" --proxy-anyauth Pick \"any\" proxy authentication method (H)",
" --proxy-basic Use Basic authentication on the proxy (H)",
" --proxy-digest Use Digest authentication on the proxy (H)",
" --proxy-negotiate Use Negotiate authentication on the proxy (H)",
" --proxy-ntlm Use NTLM authentication on the proxy (H)",
- " -P/--ftp-port <address> Use PORT with address instead of PASV (F)",
- " -q If used as the first parameter disables .curlrc",
+ " -U/--proxy-user <user[:password]> Set proxy user and password",
+ " -p/--proxytunnel Operate through a HTTP proxy tunnel (using CONNECT)",
+ " --pubkey <key> Public key file name (SSH)",
" -Q/--quote <cmd> Send command(s) to server before file transfer (F/SFTP)",
- " -r/--range <range> Retrieve a byte range from a HTTP/1.1 or FTP server",
" --random-file <file> File for reading random data from (SSL)",
+ " -r/--range <range> Retrieve a byte range from a HTTP/1.1 or FTP server",
" --raw Pass HTTP \"raw\", without any transfer decoding (H)",
+ " -e/--referer Referer URL (H)",
+ " -O/--remote-name Write output to a file named as the remote file",
" -R/--remote-time Set the remote file's time on the local output",
+ " -X/--request <command> Specify request command to use",
" --retry <num> Retry request <num> times if transient problems occur",
" --retry-delay <seconds> When retrying, wait this many seconds between each",
" --retry-max-time <seconds> Retry only within this period",
- " -s/--silent Silent mode. Don't output anything",
" -S/--show-error Show error. With -s, make curl show errors when they occur",
+ " -s/--silent Silent mode. Don't output anything",
" --socks4 <host[:port]> SOCKS4 proxy on given host + port",
" --socks4a <host[:port]> SOCKS4a proxy on given host + port",
- " --socks5-hostname <host[:port]> SOCKS5 proxy, pass name instead of IP",
" --socks5 <host[:port]> SOCKS5 proxy on given host + port",
+ " --socks5-hostname <host[:port]> SOCKS5 proxy, pass name instead of IP",
+ " -Y/--speed-limit Stop transfer if below speed-limit for 'speed-time' secs",
+ " -y/--speed-time Time needed to trig speed-limit abort. Defaults to 30",
+ " -2/--sslv2 Use SSLv2 (SSL)",
+ " -3/--sslv3 Use SSLv3 (SSL)",
" --stderr <file> Where to redirect stderr. - means stdout",
+ " --tcp-nodelay Use the TCP_NODELAY option",
" -t/--telnet-option <OPT=val> Set telnet option",
+ " -z/--time-cond <time> Transfer based on a time condition",
+ " -1/--tlsv1 Use TLSv1 (SSL)",
" --trace <file> Write a debug trace to the given file",
" --trace-ascii <file> Like --trace but without the hex output",
" --trace-time Add time stamps to trace/verbose output",
" -T/--upload-file <file> Transfer <file> to remote site",
" --url <URL> Set URL to work with",
+ " -B/--use-ascii Use ASCII/text transfer",
" -u/--user <user[:password]> Set server user and password",
- " -U/--proxy-user <user[:password]> Set proxy user and password",
+ " -A/--user-agent <string> User-Agent to send to server (H)",
" -v/--verbose Make the operation more talkative",
" -V/--version Show version number and quit",
+
#ifdef MSDOS
" --wdebug Turn on Watt-32 debugging under DJGPP",
#endif
" -w/--write-out [format] What to output after completion",
- " -x/--proxy <host[:port]> Use HTTP proxy on given port",
- " -X/--request <command> Specify request command to use",
- " -y/--speed-time Time needed to trig speed-limit abort. Defaults to 30",
- " -Y/--speed-limit Stop transfer if below speed-limit for 'speed-time' secs",
- " -z/--time-cond <time> Transfer based on a time condition",
- " -0/--http1.0 Use HTTP 1.0 (H)",
- " -1/--tlsv1 Use TLSv1 (SSL)",
- " -2/--sslv2 Use SSLv2 (SSL)",
- " -3/--sslv3 Use SSLv3 (SSL)",
- " -4/--ipv4 Resolve name to IPv4 address",
- " -6/--ipv6 Resolve name to IPv6 address",
- " -#/--progress-bar Display transfer progress as a progress bar",
+ " -q If used as the first parameter disables .curlrc",
NULL
};
for(i=0; helptext[i]; i++) {
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