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Commit d8fb2b2e authored by Daniel Stenberg's avatar Daniel Stenberg
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using a HTTP proxy will disable some protocol-specific features that non-

HTTP procotols may allow
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.\" nroff -man curl.1
.\" Written by Daniel Stenberg
.\"
.TH curl 1 "12 Sep 2001" "Curl 7.9" "Curl Manual"
.TH curl 1 "5 Oct 2001" "Curl 7.9.1" "Curl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl \- get a URL with FTP, TELNET, LDAP, GOPHER, DICT, FILE, HTTP or
HTTPS syntax.
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If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.
.IP "-x/--proxy <proxyhost[:port]>"
Use specified proxy. If the port number is not specified, it is assumed at
port 1080.
Use specified HTTP proxy. If the port number is not specified, it is assumed
at port 1080.
\fBNote\fP that all operations that are performed over a HTTP proxy will
transparantly be converted to HTTP. It means that certain protocol specific
operations might not be available. This is not the case if you can tunnel
through the proxy, as done with the \fI-p/--proxytunnel\fP option.
If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.
.IP "-X/--request <command>"
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