1curl_easy_send(3) libcurl Manual curl_easy_send(3)
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6 curl_easy_send - sends raw data over an "easy" connection
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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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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
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21 buffer is a pointer to the data of length buflen that you want sent.
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24 To establish the connection, set CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY(3) option before
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36 curl_easy_send(3) may return CURLE_AGAIN if the only data that was sent
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41 Added in 7.18.2.
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44 On success, returns CURLE_OK and stores the number of bytes actually
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65libcurl 7.64.0 December 18, 2016 curl_easy_send(3)