--- c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, , et al. SPDX-License-Identifier: curl Long: netrc-optional Help: Use either .netrc or URL Mutexed: netrc Category: auth Added: 7.9.8 Multi: boolean See-also: - netrc-file Example: - --netrc-optional $URL --- # `--netrc-optional` Similar to --netrc, but this option makes the .netrc usage **optional** and not mandatory as the --netrc option does.