docs/cmdline-opts: mention STARTTLS for --ssl and --ssl-reqd

... since users might look for those terms in the manpage.

Closes #13590

diff --git a/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words b/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words
index 5e534846c815bf7acf50e15b4a50c6b51ccaa80c..c8a414b6e71665c5581419965ea2457c3a0fc920 100644 (file)
--- a/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words
+++ b/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ stdin
 stdout
 Steinar
 Stenberg
+STLS
 STOR
 strcat
 strcpy

diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl-reqd.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl-reqd.md
index eeabc0645bb31288f97425a57c862895b2fa964b..63f77807aa10074f49152a46f6f416247fce884d 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl-reqd.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl-reqd.md
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ Example:
 
 # `--ssl-reqd`
 
-Require SSL/TLS for the connection. Terminates the connection if the transfer
+Require SSL/TLS for the connection - often referred to as STARTTLS or STLS
+because of the involved commands. Terminates the connection if the transfer
 cannot be upgraded to use SSL/TLS.
 
 This option is handled in LDAP (added in 7.81.0). It is fully supported by the

diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl.md
index 73fa96ad641088c84e78c9e93c8710071ca4ef0d..c83332f22fb13a0d1f8e696b173af675de8ec007 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl.md
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ Example:
 Warning: this is considered an insecure option. Consider using --ssl-reqd
 instead to be sure curl upgrades to a secure connection.
 
-Try to use SSL/TLS for the connection. Reverts to a non-secure connection if
-the server does not support SSL/TLS. See also --ftp-ssl-control and --ssl-reqd
-for different levels of encryption required.
+Try to use SSL/TLS for the connection - often referred to as STARTTLS or STLS
+because of the involved commands. Reverts to a non-secure connection if the
+server does not support SSL/TLS. See also --ftp-ssl-control and --ssl-reqd for
+different levels of encryption required.
 
 This option is handled in LDAP (added in 7.81.0). It is fully supported by the
 OpenLDAP backend and ignored by the generic ldap backend.