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.

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

(HTTP)

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

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

HTTP 1.1 specification for details and explanations.

(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.



(FTP)

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