Re: [Bug-wget] PATCH] main.c: update the --method description

[Darshit Shah]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 02:13:07PM +0200, Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The 'method' in a HTTP request is not part of a header, it is the
> request-line. See patch!

Good catch! It was a stupid typo. I'll add the ChangeLog and push it.
Method is indeed a request line not a header.
> 
> -- 
> 
>  / daniel.haxx.se

> From 75e193b01899f2280d9843e7a079c0679af148e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Daniel Stenberg <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:10:18 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] main.c: update the --method description
> 
> The first line of a HTTP request is not a header, it is the start-line,
> which for requests is called the request-line.
> 
> See http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-3.1
> ---
>  src/main.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
> index 70930dd..1ada822 100644
> --- a/src/main.c
> +++ b/src/main.c
> @@ -612,11 +612,11 @@ HTTP options:\n"),
>      N_("\
>         --post-data=STRING          use the POST method; send STRING as the 
> data.\n"),
>      N_("\
>         --post-file=FILE            use the POST method; send contents of 
> FILE.\n"),
>      N_("\
> -       --method=HTTPMethod         use method \"HTTPMethod\" in the 
> header.\n"),
> +       --method=HTTPMethod         use method \"HTTPMethod\" in the 
> request.\n"),
>      N_("\
>         --body-data=STRING          Send STRING as data. --method MUST be 
> set.\n"),
>      N_("\
>         --body-file=FILE            Send contents of FILE. --method MUST be 
> set.\n"),
>      N_("\
> -- 
> 2.0.1
>