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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: local-port
Arg: <num/range>
Help: Force use of RANGE for local port numbers
Added: 7.15.2
Category: connection
Multi: single
See-also:
  - globoff
Example:
  - --local-port 1000-3000 $URL
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# `--local-port`

Set a preferred single number or range (FROM-TO) of local port numbers to use
for the connection(s). Note that port numbers by nature are a scarce resource
so setting this range to something too narrow might cause unnecessary
connection setup failures.