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+c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
+Short: 6
+Long: ipv6
+Tags: Versions
+Protocols:
+Added: 7.10.8
+Mutexed: ipv4
+Requires:
+Help: Resolve names to IPv6 addresses
+Category: connection dns
+Multi: mutex
+See-also:
+ - http1.1
+ - http2
+Example:
+ - --ipv6 $URL
+---
+
+# `--ipv6`
+
+This option tells curl to use IPv6 addresses only when resolving host names,
+and not for example try IPv4.