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1.1     ! misho       1: Long: limit-rate
        !             2: Arg: <speed>
        !             3: Help: Limit transfer speed to RATE
        !             4: ---
        !             5: Specify the maximum transfer rate you want curl to use - for both downloads
        !             6: and uploads. This feature is useful if you have a limited pipe and you'd like
        !             7: your transfer not to use your entire bandwidth. To make it slower than it
        !             8: otherwise would be.
        !             9: 
        !            10: The given speed is measured in bytes/second, unless a suffix is appended.
        !            11: Appending 'k' or 'K' will count the number as kilobytes, 'm' or 'M' makes it
        !            12: megabytes, while 'g' or 'G' makes it gigabytes. Examples: 200K, 3m and 1G.
        !            13: 
        !            14: If you also use the --speed-limit option, that option will take precedence and
        !            15: might cripple the rate-limiting slightly, to help keeping the speed-limit
        !            16: logic working.
        !            17: 
        !            18: If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.