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+c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
+Long: silent
+Short: s
+Help: Silent mode
+Category: important verbose
+Added: 4.0
+Multi: boolean
+See-also:
+ - verbose
+ - stderr
+ - no-progress-meter
+Example:
+ - -s $URL
+---
+
+# `--silent`
+
+Silent or quiet mode. Do not show progress meter or error messages. Makes Curl
+mute. It still outputs the data you ask for, potentially even to the
+terminal/stdout unless you redirect it.
+
+Use --show-error in addition to this option to disable progress meter but
+still show error messages.