curl/docs/cmdline-opts/follow.md
Tim Martin 185e67e1fa
docs: fix --follow doc typo
Let the singular ~~object~~ subject "option" agree with the verb "set".

Closes #21553
2026-05-12 02:10:27 +02:00

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Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. curl follow Follow redirects per spec http HTTP 8.16.0 boolean
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location
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-X POST --follow $URL

--follow

Instructs curl to follow HTTP redirects and to do the custom request method set with --request when following redirects as the HTTP specification says.

The method string set with --request is used in subsequent requests for the status codes 307 or 308, but may be reset to GET for 301, 302 and 303.

This is subtly different than --location, as that option always sets the custom method in all subsequent requests independent of response code.

Restrict which protocols a redirect is accepted to follow with --proto-redir.

When --netrc is used in combination with this option, credentials for the followed-to hosts may also be selected from that file.