1CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME(3)curl_easy_getinfo optionCsURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME(3)
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NAME

6       CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME - get the time until the file transfer start
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME,
12                                  double *timep);
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DESCRIPTION

15       Pass  a  pointer  to  a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took
16       from the start until the file transfer is just about to begin.
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18       This time-stamp includes all  pre-transfer  commands  and  negotiations
19       that  are  specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes
20       the sending of the protocol- specific protocol instructions that  trig‐
21       gers a transfer.
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23       When  a  redirect  is followed, the time from each request is added to‐
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26       See also the TIMES overview in the curl_easy_getinfo(3) man page.
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PROTOCOLS

29       All
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EXAMPLE

32       curl = curl_easy_init();
33       if(curl) {
34         double pretransfer;
35         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
36         res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
37         if(CURLE_OK == res) {
38           res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, &pretransfer);
39           if(CURLE_OK == res) {
40             printf("Time: %.1f", pretransfer);
41           }
42         }
43         /* always cleanup */
44         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
45       }
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AVAILABILITY

48       Added in 7.4.1
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RETURN VALUE

51       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported,  and  CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION
52       if not.
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SEE ALSO

55       curl_easy_getinfo(3),      curl_easy_setopt(3),      CURLINFO_PRETRANS‐
56       FER_TIME_T(3)
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60libcurl 7.85.0                   May 17, 2022     CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME(3)
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