From 492aed14504e1d6bdb71476bf146287d1ae2fa64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:37:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] mention some alternative method names in the docs for --request --- docs/curl.1 | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index e20c734..eed276d 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -1429,7 +1429,9 @@ If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. (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. +details and explanations. Common additional HTTP requests include PUT and +DELETE, but related technologies like WebDAV offers PROPFIND, COPY, MOVE and +more. (FTP) Specifies a custom FTP command to use instead of LIST when doing file lists -- 2.7.4