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list-only.d: mention SFTP as supported protocol
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Closes #11628
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eppesuig authored and bagder committed Aug 8, 2023
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SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: list-only
Short: l
Protocols: FTP POP3
Protocols: FTP POP3 SFTP
Help: List only mode
Added: 4.0
Category: ftp pop3
Category: ftp pop3 sftp
Example: --list-only ftp://example.com/dir/
See-also: quote request
Multi: boolean
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Note: Some FTP servers list only files in their response to NLST; they do not
include sub-directories and symbolic links.

(SFTP)
When listing an SFTP directory, this switch forces a name-only view, one per line.
This is especially useful if the user wants to machine-parse the contents of an
SFTP directory since the normal directory view provides more information than just
file names.

(POP3)
When retrieving a specific email from POP3, this switch forces a LIST command
to be performed instead of RETR. This is particularly useful if the user wants
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