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parseconfig: dash options can't specified with colon or equals

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Bug: http://curl.haxx.se/bug/view.cgi?id=1297
Reported-by: Michael Osipov
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Daniel Stenberg
2013-11-06 23:57:44 +01:00
parent d81cbbcc2c
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@@ -722,16 +722,21 @@ See this online resource for further details:
.IP "-K, --config <config file>"
Specify which config file to read curl arguments from. The config file is a
text file in which command line arguments can be written which then will be
used as if they were written on the actual command line. Options and their
parameters must be specified on the same config file line, separated by
whitespace, colon, the equals sign or any combination thereof (however,
the preferred separator is the equals sign). If the parameter is to contain
whitespace, the parameter must be enclosed within quotes. Within double
quotes, the following escape sequences are available: \\\\, \\", \\t, \\n,
\\r and \\v. A backslash preceding any other letter is ignored. If the
first column of a config line is a '#' character, the rest of the line will be
treated as a comment. Only write one option per physical line in the config
file.
used as if they were written on the actual command line.
Options and their parameters must be specified on the same config file line,
separated by whitespace, colon, or the equals sign. Long option names can
optionally be given in the config file without the initial double dashes and
if so, the colon or equals characters can be used as separators. If the option
is specified with one or two dashes, there can be no colon or equals character
between the option and its parameter.
If the parameter is to contain whitespace, the parameter must be enclosed
within quotes. Within double quotes, the following escape sequences are
available: \\\\, \\", \\t, \\n, \\r and \\v. A backslash preceding any other
letter is ignored. If the first column of a config line is a '#' character,
the rest of the line will be treated as a comment. Only write one option per
physical line in the config file.
Specify the filename to -K, --config as '-' to make curl read the file from
stdin.
@@ -742,9 +747,6 @@ line. So, it could look similar to this:
url = "http://curl.haxx.se/docs/"
Long option names can optionally be given in the config file without the
initial double dashes.
When curl is invoked, it always (unless \fI-q\fP is used) checks for a default
config file and uses it if found. The default config file is checked for in
the following places in this order: