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Remove use of .TP and some .B. The idea is to reduce nroff syntax as much as possible and to use it consistently. Ultimately, we should be able to introduce our own easier-to-use-and-read syntax/formatting and convert on generation time. Closes #12535
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Makefile
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Makefile
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
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SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
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Long: request
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Short: X
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Arg: <method>
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Help: Specify request method to use
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Category: connection
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Example: -X "DELETE" $URL
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Example: -X NLST ftp://example.com/
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Added: 6.0
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See-also: request-target
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Multi: single
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---
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Change the method to use when starting the transfer.
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curl passes on the verbatim string you give it its the request without any
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filter or other safe guards. That includes white space and control characters.
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.RS
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.IP HTTP
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Specifies a custom request method to use when communicating with the HTTP
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server. The specified request method is used instead of the method otherwise
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used (which defaults to *GET*). Read the HTTP 1.1 specification for details
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and explanations. Common additional HTTP requests include *PUT* and *DELETE*,
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but related technologies like WebDAV offers *PROPFIND*, *COPY*, *MOVE* and
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more.
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Normally you do not need this option. All sorts of *GET*, *HEAD*, *POST* and
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*PUT* requests are rather invoked by using dedicated command line options.
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This option only changes the actual word used in the HTTP request, it does not
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alter the way curl behaves. So for example if you want to make a proper HEAD
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request, using -X HEAD does not suffice. You need to use the --head option.
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The method string you set with --request is used for all requests, which
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if you for example use --location may cause unintended side-effects when curl
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does not change request method according to the HTTP 30x response codes - and
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similar.
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.IP FTP
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Specifies a custom FTP command to use instead of *LIST* when doing file lists
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with FTP.
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.IP POP3
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Specifies a custom POP3 command to use instead of *LIST* or *RETR*.
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(Added in 7.26.0)
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.IP IMAP
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Specifies a custom IMAP command to use instead of *LIST*. (Added in 7.30.0)
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.IP SMTP
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Specifies a custom SMTP command to use instead of *HELP* or **VRFY**. (Added in 7.34.0)
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.RE
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.IP
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