Index: usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1	(revision 186168)
+++ usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1	(working copy)
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@
 The
 .Nm
 command returns zero on success, or one on failure.
+If invoked with invalid parameters then
+.Sy EX_USAGE Pq 64
+from
+.Xr sysexits 3
+is returned.
 If multiple URLs are listed on the command line,
 .Nm
 will attempt to retrieve each one of them in turn, and will return
Index: lib/libfetch/fetch.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libfetch/fetch.c	(revision 186168)
+++ lib/libfetch/fetch.c	(working copy)
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@
 FILE *
 fetchXGet(struct url *URL, struct url_stat *us, const char *flags)
 {
-	int direct;
-
-	direct = CHECK_FLAG('d');
 	if (us != NULL) {
 		us->size = -1;
 		us->atime = us->mtime = 0;
@@ -110,9 +107,6 @@
 FILE *
 fetchPut(struct url *URL, const char *flags)
 {
-	int direct;
-
-	direct = CHECK_FLAG('d');
 	if (strcasecmp(URL->scheme, SCHEME_FILE) == 0)
 		return (fetchPutFile(URL, flags));
 	else if (strcasecmp(URL->scheme, SCHEME_FTP) == 0)
@@ -132,9 +126,6 @@
 int
 fetchStat(struct url *URL, struct url_stat *us, const char *flags)
 {
-	int direct;
-
-	direct = CHECK_FLAG('d');
 	if (us != NULL) {
 		us->size = -1;
 		us->atime = us->mtime = 0;
@@ -158,9 +149,6 @@
 struct url_ent *
 fetchList(struct url *URL, const char *flags)
 {
-	int direct;
-
-	direct = CHECK_FLAG('d');
 	if (strcasecmp(URL->scheme, SCHEME_FILE) == 0)
 		return (fetchListFile(URL, flags));
 	else if (strcasecmp(URL->scheme, SCHEME_FTP) == 0)