1curl_easy_send(3)               libcurl Manual               curl_easy_send(3)
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NAME

6       curl_easy_send - sends raw data over an "easy" connection
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/easy.h>
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11       CURLcode  curl_easy_send(  CURL  *curl,  const  void  *buffer,   size_t
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DESCRIPTION

15       This function sends arbitrary data over the established connection. You
16       may  use  it together with curl_easy_recv(3) to implement custom proto‐
17       cols using libcurl. This functionality can be  particularly  useful  if
18       you  use proxies and/or SSL encryption: libcurl will take care of proxy
19       negotiation and connection set-up.
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21       buffer is a pointer to the data of length buflen that  you  want  sent.
22       The variable n points to will receive the number of sent bytes.
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24       To  establish  the  connection,  set CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY option before
25       calling curl_easy_perform(3). Note that curl_easy_send(3) will not work
26       on connections that were created without this option.
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28       You   must   ensure   that   the  socket  is  writable  before  calling
29       curl_easy_send(3), otherwise the call will  return  CURLE_AGAIN  -  the
30       socket  is  used  in  non-blocking  mode internally. Use curl_easy_get‐
31       info(3) with CURLINFO_LASTSOCKET to obtain the socket; use your operat‐
32       ing system facilities like select(2) to check if it can be written to.
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AVAILABILITY

35       Added in 7.18.2.
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RETURN VALUE

38       On  success,  returns  CURLE_OK and stores the number of bytes actually
39       sent into *n. Note that this may very well be less than the amount  you
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42       On failure, returns the appropriate error code.
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EXAMPLE

45       See sendrecv.c in docs/examples directory for usage example.
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SEE ALSO

48       curl_easy_setopt(3),     curl_easy_perform(3),    curl_easy_getinfo(3),
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53libcurl 7.18.2                   29 April 2008               curl_easy_send(3)
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