c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, daniel@haxx.se, et al. SPDX-License-Identifier: curl Short: 6 Long: ipv6 Tags: Versions Protocols: Added: 7.10.8 Mutexed: ipv4 Requires: Help: Resolve names to IPv6 addresses Category: connection dns Multi: mutex See-also:
--ipv6
This option tells curl to use IPv6 addresses only when resolving host names, and not for example try IPv4.