@bsod it could certainly base it on the last part of the dir name... but is that really better?

Yeah.

how many options with aliases are already in curl?

A big YES 👍🏻. Aliases for options that clearly describe what it does, are great. On my blog and in my scripts I try to use the long-format options, so that people can easily understand what a command does, instead of looking at 5 random flags. Also, aliases may help finding the right option easier as well.