Document curl plugin .netrc and .curlrc behavior

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Commit 5781f223 authored Oct 18, 2022 by jcorporation
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@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@ Opens remote files or streams over HTTP using libcurl.

 Note that unless overridden by the below settings (e.g. by setting
 them to a blank value), general curl configuration from environment
-variables such as ``http_proxy`` or specified in :file:`~/.curlrc`
-will be in effect.
+variables such as ``http_proxy`` will be in effect.
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+User name and password are read from an optional :file:`~/.netrc`, :file:`~/.curlrc` is not read.

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