Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 517084
curl program options differ from option in manual page
Last modified: 2010-03-30 04:04:42 EDT
Description of problem: In curl some options are mentioned only by manual page and not by program help 10 option(s) reported by the man page ONLY: --data --environment --form --ftp-account --ftp-alternative-to-user --ftp-port --netrc --referer --socks -500 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): curl-7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. man curl 2. curl -h 3. compare Actual results: Differences Expected results: No differences
(In reply to comment #0) > In curl some options are mentioned only by manual page and not by program help > 10 option(s) reported by the man page ONLY: > --data not true, try: curl -h 2>&1 | grep --color -- --data > --environment It is not in 'curl -h' because it's for RISC os only (see the man page). > --form not true, try: curl -h 2>&1 | grep --color -- --form > --ftp-account > --ftp-alternative-to-user Maybe bug, seems to be already fixed in Fedora. > --ftp-port > --netrc > --referer not true, try likewise... > --socks not even documented in the manual as option > -500 not an option at all In summary this bug affects only --ftp-account and --ftp-alternative-to-user options.
Created attachment 366287 [details] add options --ftp-account and --ftp-alternative-to-user to program help
Kamil, when will be a new package available for testing?
As soon as I build it. No problem to do it right now if you need it. Should I go ahead?
(In reply to comment #5) https://brewweb.devel.redhat.com/buildinfo?buildID=117499
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0273.html