Commit ba9a6666 authored by Daniel Stenberg's avatar Daniel Stenberg
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curl.1: clarify that --silent still outputs data

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@@ -1277,8 +1277,9 @@ Set this option to zero to not timeout retries. (Added in 7.12.3)


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 "-s, --silent"
.IP "-s, --silent"
Silent or quiet mode. Don't show progress meter or error messages.  Makes
Silent or quiet mode. Don't show progress meter or error messages.  Makes Curl
Curl mute.
mute. It will still output the data you ask for, potentially even to the
terminal/stdout unless you redirect it.
.IP "-S, --show-error"
.IP "-S, --show-error"
When used with \fI-s\fP it makes curl show an error message if it fails.
When used with \fI-s\fP it makes curl show an error message if it fails.
.IP "--ssl"
.IP "--ssl"