Commit 575ce905 authored by Daniel Stenberg's avatar Daniel Stenberg
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ok, the right term (using RFC2616 lingo) for the -X keyword is method and not 

request
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If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.

If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.

.IP "-X/--request <command>"

.IP "-X/--request <command>"

(HTTP)

(HTTP) Specifies a custom request method to use when communicating with the

Specifies a custom request to use when communicating with the HTTP server.

HTTP server.  The specified request will be used instead of the method

The specified request will be used instead of the standard GET. Read the

otherwise used (which defaults to GET). Read the HTTP 1.1 specification for

HTTP 1.1 specification for details and explanations.

details and explanations.





(FTP)

(FTP)

Specifies a custom FTP command to use instead of LIST when doing file lists

Specifies a custom FTP command to use instead of LIST when doing file lists