curl/docs/cmdline-opts/digest.md
Daniel Stenberg fe9f68fa61
cmdline-opts: shorter help texts
In an effort to increase the readability of the "--help all" output on
narrow (80 column) terminals.

Co-authored-by: Jay Satiro

Closes #13169
2024-03-25 13:05:24 +01:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: digest
Help: HTTP Digest Authentication
Protocols: HTTP
Mutexed: basic ntlm negotiate
Category: proxy auth http
Added: 7.10.6
Multi: boolean
See-also:
- user
- proxy-digest
- anyauth
Example:
- -u name:password --digest $URL
---
# `--digest`
Enables HTTP Digest authentication. This authentication scheme avoids sending
the password over the wire in clear text. Use this in combination with the
normal --user option to set username and password.