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22 #include "tool_setup.h"
24 #include "tool_panykey.h"
25 #include "tool_help.h"
27 #include "memdebug.h" /* keep this as LAST include */
34 * A few of these source lines are >80 columns wide, but that's only because
35 * breaking the strings narrower makes this chunk look even worse!
37 * Starting with 7.18.0, this list of command line options is sorted based
38 * on the long option name. It is not done automatically, although a command
39 * line like the following can help out:
41 * curl --help | cut -c5- | grep "^-" | sort
44 static const char *const helptext[] = {
45 "Usage: curl [options...] <url>",
46 "Options: (H) means HTTP/HTTPS only, (F) means FTP only",
47 " --anyauth Pick \"any\" authentication method (H)",
48 " -a, --append Append to target file when uploading (F/SFTP)",
49 " --basic Use HTTP Basic Authentication (H)",
50 " --cacert FILE CA certificate to verify peer against (SSL)",
51 " --capath DIR CA directory to verify peer against (SSL)",
52 " -E, --cert CERT[:PASSWD] Client certificate file and password (SSL)",
53 " --cert-type TYPE Certificate file type (DER/PEM/ENG) (SSL)",
54 " --ciphers LIST SSL ciphers to use (SSL)",
55 " --compressed Request compressed response (using deflate or gzip)",
56 " -K, --config FILE Specify which config file to read",
57 " --connect-timeout SECONDS Maximum time allowed for connection",
58 " -C, --continue-at OFFSET Resumed transfer offset",
59 " -b, --cookie STRING/FILE String or file to read cookies from (H)",
60 " -c, --cookie-jar FILE Write cookies to this file after operation (H)",
61 " --create-dirs Create necessary local directory hierarchy",
62 " --crlf Convert LF to CRLF in upload",
63 " --crlfile FILE Get a CRL list in PEM format from the given file",
64 " -d, --data DATA HTTP POST data (H)",
65 " --data-ascii DATA HTTP POST ASCII data (H)",
66 " --data-binary DATA HTTP POST binary data (H)",
67 " --data-urlencode DATA HTTP POST data url encoded (H)",
68 " --delegation STRING GSS-API delegation permission",
69 " --digest Use HTTP Digest Authentication (H)",
70 " --disable-eprt Inhibit using EPRT or LPRT (F)",
71 " --disable-epsv Inhibit using EPSV (F)",
72 " -D, --dump-header FILE Write the headers to this file",
73 " --egd-file FILE EGD socket path for random data (SSL)",
74 " --engine ENGINE Crypto engine (SSL). \"--engine list\" for list",
75 #ifdef USE_ENVIRONMENT
76 " --environment Write results to environment variables (RISC OS)",
78 " -f, --fail Fail silently (no output at all) on HTTP errors (H)",
79 " -F, --form CONTENT Specify HTTP multipart POST data (H)",
80 " --form-string STRING Specify HTTP multipart POST data (H)",
81 " --ftp-account DATA Account data string (F)",
82 " --ftp-alternative-to-user COMMAND "
83 "String to replace \"USER [name]\" (F)",
84 " --ftp-create-dirs Create the remote dirs if not present (F)",
85 " --ftp-method [MULTICWD/NOCWD/SINGLECWD] Control CWD usage (F)",
86 " --ftp-pasv Use PASV/EPSV instead of PORT (F)",
87 " -P, --ftp-port ADR Use PORT with given address instead of PASV (F)",
88 " --ftp-skip-pasv-ip Skip the IP address for PASV (F)\n"
89 " --ftp-pret Send PRET before PASV (for drftpd) (F)",
90 " --ftp-ssl-ccc Send CCC after authenticating (F)",
91 " --ftp-ssl-ccc-mode ACTIVE/PASSIVE Set CCC mode (F)",
92 " --ftp-ssl-control Require SSL/TLS for ftp login, "
93 "clear for transfer (F)",
94 " -G, --get Send the -d data with a HTTP GET (H)",
95 " -g, --globoff Disable URL sequences and ranges using {} and []",
96 " -H, --header LINE Custom header to pass to server (H)",
97 " -I, --head Show document info only",
98 " -h, --help This help text",
100 "Hex encoded MD5 string of the host public key. (SSH)",
101 " -0, --http1.0 Use HTTP 1.0 (H)",
102 " --ignore-content-length Ignore the HTTP Content-Length header",
103 " -i, --include Include protocol headers in the output (H/F)",
104 " -k, --insecure Allow connections to SSL sites without certs (H)",
105 " --interface INTERFACE Specify network interface/address to use",
106 " -4, --ipv4 Resolve name to IPv4 address",
107 " -6, --ipv6 Resolve name to IPv6 address",
108 " -j, --junk-session-cookies Ignore session cookies read from file (H)",
109 " --keepalive-time SECONDS Interval between keepalive probes",
110 " --key KEY Private key file name (SSL/SSH)",
111 " --key-type TYPE Private key file type (DER/PEM/ENG) (SSL)",
112 " --krb LEVEL Enable Kerberos with specified security level (F)",
113 #ifndef CURL_DISABLE_LIBCURL_OPTION
114 " --libcurl FILE Dump libcurl equivalent code of this command line",
116 " --limit-rate RATE Limit transfer speed to this rate",
117 " -l, --list-only List only names of an FTP directory (F)",
118 " --local-port RANGE Force use of these local port numbers",
119 " -L, --location Follow redirects (H)",
120 " --location-trusted like --location and send auth to other hosts (H)",
121 " -M, --manual Display the full manual",
122 " --mail-from FROM Mail from this address",
123 " --mail-rcpt TO Mail to this receiver(s)",
124 " --mail-auth AUTH Originator address of the original email",
125 " --max-filesize BYTES Maximum file size to download (H/F)",
126 " --max-redirs NUM Maximum number of redirects allowed (H)",
127 " -m, --max-time SECONDS Maximum time allowed for the transfer",
128 " --metalink Process given URLs as metalink XML file",
129 " --negotiate Use HTTP Negotiate Authentication (H)",
130 " -n, --netrc Must read .netrc for user name and password",
131 " --netrc-optional Use either .netrc or URL; overrides -n",
132 " --netrc-file FILE Set up the netrc filename to use",
133 " -N, --no-buffer Disable buffering of the output stream",
134 " --no-keepalive Disable keepalive use on the connection",
135 " --no-sessionid Disable SSL session-ID reusing (SSL)",
136 " --noproxy List of hosts which do not use proxy",
137 " --ntlm Use HTTP NTLM authentication (H)",
138 " -o, --output FILE Write output to <file> instead of stdout",
139 " --pass PASS Pass phrase for the private key (SSL/SSH)",
141 "Do not switch to GET after following a 301 redirect (H)",
143 "Do not switch to GET after following a 302 redirect (H)",
145 "Do not switch to GET after following a 303 redirect (H)",
146 " -#, --progress-bar Display transfer progress as a progress bar",
147 " --proto PROTOCOLS Enable/disable specified protocols",
148 " --proto-redir PROTOCOLS "
149 "Enable/disable specified protocols on redirect",
150 " -x, --proxy [PROTOCOL://]HOST[:PORT] Use proxy on given port",
151 " --proxy-anyauth Pick \"any\" proxy authentication method (H)",
152 " --proxy-basic Use Basic authentication on the proxy (H)",
153 " --proxy-digest Use Digest authentication on the proxy (H)",
154 " --proxy-negotiate Use Negotiate authentication on the proxy (H)",
155 " --proxy-ntlm Use NTLM authentication on the proxy (H)",
156 " -U, --proxy-user USER[:PASSWORD] Proxy user and password",
157 " --proxy1.0 HOST[:PORT] Use HTTP/1.0 proxy on given port",
158 " -p, --proxytunnel Operate through a HTTP proxy tunnel (using CONNECT)",
159 " --pubkey KEY Public key file name (SSH)",
160 " -Q, --quote CMD Send command(s) to server before transfer (F/SFTP)",
161 " --random-file FILE File for reading random data from (SSL)",
162 " -r, --range RANGE Retrieve only the bytes within a range",
163 " --raw Do HTTP \"raw\", without any transfer decoding (H)",
164 " -e, --referer Referer URL (H)",
165 " -J, --remote-header-name Use the header-provided filename (H)",
166 " -O, --remote-name Write output to a file named as the remote file",
167 " --remote-name-all Use the remote file name for all URLs",
168 " -R, --remote-time Set the remote file's time on the local output",
169 " -X, --request COMMAND Specify request command to use",
170 " --resolve HOST:PORT:ADDRESS Force resolve of HOST:PORT to ADDRESS",
172 "Retry request NUM times if transient problems occur",
173 " --retry-delay SECONDS "
174 "When retrying, wait this many seconds between each",
175 " --retry-max-time SECONDS Retry only within this period",
176 " --sasl-ir Enable initial response in SASL authentication"
178 "Show error. With -s, make curl show errors when they occur",
179 " -s, --silent Silent mode. Don't output anything",
180 " --socks4 HOST[:PORT] SOCKS4 proxy on given host + port",
181 " --socks4a HOST[:PORT] SOCKS4a proxy on given host + port",
182 " --socks5 HOST[:PORT] SOCKS5 proxy on given host + port",
183 " --socks5-hostname HOST[:PORT] "
184 "SOCKS5 proxy, pass host name to proxy",
185 #if defined(HAVE_GSSAPI) || defined(USE_WINDOWS_SSPI)
186 " --socks5-gssapi-service NAME SOCKS5 proxy service name for gssapi",
187 " --socks5-gssapi-nec Compatibility with NEC SOCKS5 server",
189 " -Y, --speed-limit RATE "
190 "Stop transfers below speed-limit for 'speed-time' secs",
191 " -y, --speed-time SECONDS "
192 "Time for trig speed-limit abort. Defaults to 30",
193 " --ssl Try SSL/TLS (FTP, IMAP, POP3, SMTP)",
194 " --ssl-reqd Require SSL/TLS (FTP, IMAP, POP3, SMTP)",
195 " -2, --sslv2 Use SSLv2 (SSL)",
196 " -3, --sslv3 Use SSLv3 (SSL)",
197 " --ssl-allow-beast Allow security flaw to improve interop (SSL)",
198 " --stderr FILE Where to redirect stderr. - means stdout",
199 " --tcp-nodelay Use the TCP_NODELAY option",
200 " -t, --telnet-option OPT=VAL Set telnet option",
201 " --tftp-blksize VALUE Set TFTP BLKSIZE option (must be >512)",
202 " -z, --time-cond TIME Transfer based on a time condition",
203 " -1, --tlsv1 Use TLSv1 (SSL)",
204 " --trace FILE Write a debug trace to the given file",
205 " --trace-ascii FILE Like --trace but without the hex output",
206 " --trace-time Add time stamps to trace/verbose output",
207 " --tr-encoding Request compressed transfer encoding (H)",
208 " -T, --upload-file FILE Transfer FILE to destination",
209 " --url URL URL to work with",
210 " -B, --use-ascii Use ASCII/text transfer",
211 " -u, --user USER[:PASSWORD] Server user and password",
212 " --tlsuser USER TLS username",
213 " --tlspassword STRING TLS password",
214 " --tlsauthtype STRING TLS authentication type (default SRP)",
215 " -A, --user-agent STRING User-Agent to send to server (H)",
216 " -v, --verbose Make the operation more talkative",
217 " -V, --version Show version number and quit",
219 " --wdebug Turn on Watt-32 debugging",
221 " -w, --write-out FORMAT What to output after completion",
222 " --xattr Store metadata in extended file attributes",
223 " -q If used as the first parameter disables .curlrc",
228 # define PRINT_LINES_PAUSE 23
232 # define PRINT_LINES_PAUSE 16
238 for(i = 0; helptext[i]; i++) {
240 #ifdef PRINT_LINES_PAUSE
241 if(i && ((i % PRINT_LINES_PAUSE) == 0))