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@ -129,20 +129,24 @@ document, it returns a HTML document stating so (which often also
describes why and more). This flag will prevent curl from describes why and more). This flag will prevent curl from
outputting that and fail silently instead. outputting that and fail silently instead.
.IP "-F/--form <name=content>" .IP "-F/--form <name=content>"
(HTTP) (HTTP) This lets curl emulate a filled in form in which a user has pressed the
This lets curl emulate a filled in form in which a user has pressed submit button. This causes curl to POST data using the content-type
the submit button. This causes curl to POST data using the multipart/form-data according to RFC1867. This enables uploading of binary
content-type multipart/form-data according to RFC1867. This enables files etc. To force the 'content' part to be be a file, prefix the file name
uploading of binary files etc. To force the 'content' part to be with an @ sign. To just get the content part from a file, prefix the file name
read from a file, prefix the file name with an @ sign. Example, to with the letter <. The difference between @ and < is then that @ makes a file
send your password file to the server, where 'password' is the get attached in the post as a file upload, while the < makes a text field and
name of the form-field to which /etc/passwd will be the input: just get the contents for that text field from a file.
Example, to send your password file to the server, where
'password' is the name of the form-field to which /etc/passwd will be the
input:
.B curl .B curl
-F password=@/etc/passwd www.mypasswords.com -F password=@/etc/passwd www.mypasswords.com
To read the file's content from stdin insted of a file, use - where the file To read the file's content from stdin insted of a file, use - where the file
name should've been. name should've been. This goes for both @ and < constructs.
.IP "-h/--help" .IP "-h/--help"
Usage help. Usage help.
.IP "-H/--header <header>" .IP "-H/--header <header>"
@ -594,6 +598,7 @@ If you do find any (or have other suggestions), mail Daniel Stenberg
- David LeBlanc <dleblanc@qnx.com> - David LeBlanc <dleblanc@qnx.com>
- Rich Gray at Plus Technologies - Rich Gray at Plus Technologies
- Luong Dinh Dung <u8luong@lhsystems.hu> - Luong Dinh Dung <u8luong@lhsystems.hu>
- Torsten Foertsch <torsten.foertsch@gmx.net>
.SH WWW .SH WWW
http://curl.haxx.se http://curl.haxx.se