From dbe693e76973a12dfe39466c10cd83922813feef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:59:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] write-out.d: clarify size_download/upload They show the number of "body" bytes transfered. Fixes #7702 Closes #7706 --- docs/cmdline-opts/write-out.d | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/write-out.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/write-out.d index 6c74ddcdc4..6168059786 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/write-out.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/write-out.d @@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ known as "http_code"). (Added in 7.18.2) The URL scheme (sometimes called protocol) that was effectively used. (Added in 7.52.0) .TP .B size_download -The total amount of bytes that were downloaded. +The total amount of bytes that were downloaded. This is the size of the +body/data that was transfered, excluding headers. .TP .B size_header The total amount of bytes of the downloaded headers. @@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ The total amount of bytes of the downloaded headers. The total amount of bytes that were sent in the HTTP request. .TP .B size_upload -The total amount of bytes that were uploaded. +The total amount of bytes that were uploaded. This is the size of the +body/data that was transfered, excluding headers. .TP .B speed_download The average download speed that curl measured for the complete download. Bytes