CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME(3)

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NAME

6       CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME  -  get  the  time  until the first byte is
7       received
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <curl/curl.h>
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12       CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL  *handle,  CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME,
13       double *timep);
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DESCRIPTION

16       Pass  a  pointer  to  a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took
17       from the start until the  first  byte  is  received  by  libcurl.  This
18       includes  CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME(3)  and  also  the  time the server
19       needs to calculate the result.
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21       See also the TIMES overview in the curl_easy_getinfo(3) man page.
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PROTOCOLS

24       All
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EXAMPLE

27       curl = curl_easy_init();
28       if(curl) {
29         double start;
30         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
31         res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
32         if(CURLE_OK == res) {
33           res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_STARTTRANSFER_TIME, &start);
34           if(CURLE_OK == res) {
35             printf("Time: %.1f", start);
36           }
37         }
38         /* always cleanup */
39         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
40       }
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AVAILABILITY

43       Added in 7.9.2
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RETURN VALUE

46       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported,  and  CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION
47       if not.
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