docs: Remove that --proto is just used for initial retrieval

.. and add that --proto-redir and CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS do not
override protocols denied by --proto and CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS.

- Add a test to enforce: --proto deny must override --proto-redir allow

Closes https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/1031
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Jay Satiro 2016-09-21 15:34:57 -04:00
parent 82279c82c8
commit 36e53ec6ff
4 changed files with 73 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -1354,10 +1354,9 @@ consistency. However, a server may require a POST to remain a POST after such
a redirection. This option is meaningful only when using \fI-L, --location\fP
(Added in 7.26.0)
.IP "--proto <protocols>"
Tells curl to use the listed protocols for its initial retrieval. Protocols
are evaluated left to right, are comma separated, and are each a protocol
name or 'all', optionally prefixed by zero or more modifiers. Available
modifiers are:
Tells curl to limit what protocols it may use in the transfer. Protocols are
evaluated left to right, are comma separated, and are each a protocol name or
'all', optionally prefixed by zero or more modifiers. Available modifiers are:
.RS
.TP 3
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@ -1414,8 +1413,9 @@ for details.
(Added in 7.45.0)
.IP "--proto-redir <protocols>"
Tells curl to use the listed protocols on redirect. See --proto for how
protocols are represented.
Tells curl to limit what protocols it may use on redirect. Protocols denied by
--proto are not overridden by this option. See \fI--proto\fP for how protocols
are represented.
Example:

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@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ redirect when \fICURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)\fP is enabled. This allows you to
limit specific transfers to only be allowed to use a subset of protocols in
redirections.
Protocols denied by \fICURLOPT_PROTOCOLS(3)\fP are not overridden by this
option.
By default libcurl will allow all protocols on redirect except several disabled
for security reasons: Since 7.19.4 FILE and SCP are disabled, and since 7.40.0
SMB and SMBS are also disabled. \fICURLPROTO_ALL\fP enables all protocols on