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+Long: digest
+Help: Use HTTP Digest Authentication
+Protocols: HTTP
+Mutexed: basic ntlm negotiate
+See-also: user proxy-digest anyauth
+---
+Enables HTTP Digest authentication. This is an authentication scheme that
+prevents the password from being sent over the wire in clear text. Use this in
+combination with the normal --user option to set user name and password.
+
+If this option is used several times, only the first one is used.