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#1112 incorrect entry for -x in manual

closed-fixed
Daniel Stenberg
documentation (53)
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2013-06-21
2012-05-11
Anonymous
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Here is a line from the manual (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.htm, accessed May 12, 2012):

-x, --proxy <[protocol://][user@password]proxyhost[:port]>

Isn't it missing sowething there between the "...word]" and the "proxy..." ?
Plus, the description of the -x option does not say what should be done if the password itself contains symbols like @ (at) or : (colon) . Are there any other characters which, if present in the password, which can create problems?

Discussion

  • Daniel Stenberg

    Daniel Stenberg - 2012-05-12

    Thanks for the report, this problem is now fixed in the git repository.

    To try it out, you either checkout/update your git clone: http://curl.haxx.se/source.html

    or you try tomorrow's daily snapshot: http://curl.haxx.se/snapshots/

     

  • Daniel Stenberg

    Daniel Stenberg - 2012-05-12
    • status: open --> closed-fixed