Long: proto-default
Help: Use PROTOCOL for any URL missing a scheme
Arg: <protocol>
Added: 7.45.0
Category: connection curl
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Tells curl to use *protocol* for any URL missing a scheme name.

Example:

 curl --proto-default https ftp.mozilla.org

An unknown or unsupported protocol causes error
*CURLE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL* (1).

This option does not change the default proxy protocol (http).

Without this option curl would make a guess based on the host, see --url for
details.