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curl.1: add an "OUTPUT" section at the top of the manpage 

Explain the basic concepts behind curl output.

Inspired by #6124

Closes #6134
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Daniel Stenberg 2020-10-26 23:38:52 +01:00
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@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ getting many files from the same server will not do multiple connects /
handshakes. This improves speed. Of course this is only done on files
specified on a single command line and cannot be used between separate curl
invokes.
.SH OUTPUT
If not told otherwise, curl writes the received data to stdout. It can be
instructed to instead save that data into a local file, using the --output or
--remote-name options. If curl is given multiple URLs to transfer on the
command line, it similarly needs multiple options for where to save them.
curl does not parse or otherwise "understand" the content it gets or writes as
output. It does no encoding or decoding, unless explictly asked so with
dedicated command line options.
.SH PROTOCOLS
curl supports numerous protocols, or put in URL terms: schemes. Your
particular build may not support them all.