Commit b2aaf3c2 authored by Daniel Stenberg's avatar Daniel Stenberg
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curl.1: improve --stderr wording 

As is pointed out in this bug report, there can indeed be situation
where --stderr has a point even when the "real" stderr can be
redirected. Remove the superfluous and wrong comment.

bug: http://curl.haxx.se/bug/view.cgi?id=3476020
parent c41f304c

docs/curl.1

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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ 
.\" *                            | (__| |_| |  _ <| |___

.\" *                            | (__| |_| |  _ <| |___

.\" *                             \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|

.\" *                             \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|

.\" *

.\" *

.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2011, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.

.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2012, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.

.\" *

.\" *

.\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which

.\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which

.\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms

.\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
@@ -1324,8 +1324,7 @@ implementation does not. The option \fI--socks5-gssapi-nec\fP allows the 
unprotected exchange of the protection mode negotiation. (Added in 7.19.4).

unprotected exchange of the protection mode negotiation. (Added in 7.19.4).

.IP "--stderr <file>"

.IP "--stderr <file>"

Redirect all writes to stderr to the specified file instead. If the file name

Redirect all writes to stderr to the specified file instead. If the file name

is a plain '-', it is instead written to stdout. This option has no point when

is a plain '-', it is instead written to stdout.

you're using a shell with decent redirecting capabilities.





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 "-t, --telnet-option <OPT=val>"

.IP "-t, --telnet-option <OPT=val>"