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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, daniel@haxx.se, et al. SPDX-License-Identifier: curl Long: netrc-optional Help: Use either .netrc or URL Mutexed: netrc Category: curl Added: 7.9.8 Multi: boolean See-also:

• netrc-file Example:
• --netrc-optional $URL

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--netrc-optional

Similar to --netrc, but this option makes the .netrc usage optional and not mandatory as the --netrc option does.