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curl.1: clarify that -u can't specify a user with colon

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Daniel Stenberg 2014-05-23 14:33:43 +02:00
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@ -1629,6 +1629,10 @@ Specify the user name and password to use for server authentication. Overrides
If you simply specify the user name, curl will prompt for a password. If you simply specify the user name, curl will prompt for a password.
The user name and passwords are split up on the first colon, which makes it
impossible to use a colon in the user name with this option. The password can,
still.
If you use an SSPI-enabled curl binary and perform NTLM authentication, you If you use an SSPI-enabled curl binary and perform NTLM authentication, you
can force curl to select the user name and password from your environment by can force curl to select the user name and password from your environment by
specifying a single colon with this option: "-u :". specifying a single colon with this option: "-u :".