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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 index 937c79db..7de4da88 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ .\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___ .\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____| .\" * -.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2014, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. +.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2016, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. .\" * .\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which .\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms -.\" * are also available at http://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html. +.\" * are also available at https://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html. .\" * .\" * You may opt to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute and/or sell .\" * copies of the Software, and permit persons to whom the Software is @@ -36,16 +36,15 @@ Such a cookie can be either a single line in Netscape / Mozilla format or just regular HTTP-style header (Set-Cookie: ...) format. This will also enable the cookie engine. This adds that single cookie to the internal cookie store. -If you use the Set-Cookie format and don't specify a domain then the cookie -is sent for any domain and will not be modified. If a server sets a cookie of -the same name (or maybe you've imported one) then both will be sent on a future -transfer to that server, likely not what you intended. Either set a domain in -Set-Cookie (doing that will include sub domains) or use the Netscape format as +Exercise caution if you are using this option and multiple transfers may occur. +If you use the Set-Cookie format and don't specify a domain then the cookie is +sent for any domain (even after redirects are followed) and cannot be modified +by a server-set cookie. If a server sets a cookie of the same name (or maybe +you've imported one) then both will be sent on a future transfer to that +server, likely not what you intended. To address these issues set a domain in +Set-Cookie (doing that will include sub-domains) or use the Netscape format as shown in EXAMPLE. -Starting in 7.43.0 the aforementioned any-domain cookies will not appear in the -lists exported by \fICURLINFO_COOKIELIST(3)\fP and \fICURLOPT_COOKIEJAR(3)\fP. - Additionally, there are commands available that perform actions if you pass in these exact strings: .IP ALL @@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ were skipped on import are not exported. */ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookies.txt"); /* export */ -res = curl_easy_perform(curl); /* cookies imported from cookies.txt */ +curl_easy_perform(curl); /* cookies imported from cookies.txt */ curl_easy_cleanup(curl); /* cookies exported to cookies.txt */ .fi @@ -117,4 +116,5 @@ RELOAD was added in 7.39.0 Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIE "(3), " +.BR CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIE "(3), " +.BR CURLINFO_COOKIELIST "(3), " |