manual: document why ~/.netrc doesn't work

Maybe there is a better place to document this, which is more generic?
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@ -524,7 +524,12 @@ password <replaceable>my-password</replaceable>
For the exact syntax, see <link
xlink:href="https://ec.haxx.se/usingcurl-netrc.html">the
<literal>curl</literal> documentation.</link></para></listitem>
<literal>curl</literal> documentation.</link></para>
<note><para>This must be an absolute path, and <literal>~</literal>
is not resolved. For example, <filename>~/.netrc</filename> won't
resolve to your home directory's <filename>.netrc</filename>.</para></note>
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