CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)

1CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)        curl_easy_setopt options        CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)
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NAME

6       CURLOPT_PASSWORD - password to use in authentication
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, char *pwd);
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DESCRIPTION

14       Pass a char * as parameter, which should be pointing to the zero termi‐
15       nated password to use for the transfer.
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17       The CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3) option should be used in conjunction  with  the
18       CURLOPT_USERNAME(3) option.
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20       The  application  does not have to keep the string around after setting
21       this option.
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DEFAULT

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PROTOCOLS

27       Most
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EXAMPLE

30       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
31       if(curl) {
32         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com/foo.bin");
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34         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, "qwerty");
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36         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
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38         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
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AVAILABILITY

42       Added in 7.19.1
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RETURN VALUE

45       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is  supported,  CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION  if
46       not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
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