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diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1 b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1 index 0e57350..ee25412 100644 --- a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1 +++ b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: fetch.1,v 1.19 1997/08/05 20:18:37 ache Exp $ +.\" $Id: fetch.1,v 1.20 1998/03/23 07:43:02 charnier Exp $ .Dd July 2, 1996 .Dt FETCH 1 .Os FreeBSD 2.2 @@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ protocol. In the first form of the command, the may be of the form .Li http://site.domain/path/to/the/file or -.Li ftp://site.domain/path/to/the/file. +.Li ftp://site.domain/path/to/the/file . To denote a local filename to be copied or linked to (see the .Fl l flag below), the .Em file:/path/to/the/file -URL form is used. +URL form is used. See URL SYNTAX, below. .Pp The second form of the command can be used to get a file using the .Tn FTP @@ -119,6 +119,19 @@ result in more information. .Pp Many options are also controlled solely by the environment (this is a bug). +.Sh URL SYNTAX +.Nm +accepts +.Tn http +and +.Tn ftp +URL's, as described in RFC1738. For +.Tn ftp +URL's, a username and password may be specified, using the syntax +.Li ftp://user:password@host/. +If the path is to be absolute, as opposed to relative to the user's +home directory, it must start with %2F, as in +.Li ftp://root:mypass@localhost/%2Fetc/passwd . .Sh PROXY SERVERS Many sites use application gateways (``proxy servers'') in their firewalls in order to allow communication across the firewall using a |
