CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH(3)

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NAME

6       CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH - ignore content length
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH,
12                                 long ignore);
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DESCRIPTION

15       If  ignore  is  set to 1L, ignore the Content-Length header in the HTTP
16       response and ignore asking for or relying on it for FTP transfers.
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18       This is useful for HTTP with Apache 1.x  (and  similar  servers)  which
19       will  report  incorrect  content  length for files over 2 gigabytes. If
20       this option is used,  curl  will  not  be  able  to  accurately  report
21       progress,  and  will  simply stop the download when the server ends the
22       connection.
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24       It is also useful with FTP when for example the file is  growing  while
25       the  transfer is in progress which otherwise will unconditionally cause
26       libcurl to report error.
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28       Only use this option if strictly necessary.
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DEFAULT

31       0
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PROTOCOLS

34       HTTP
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EXAMPLE

37       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
38       if(curl) {
39         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
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41         /* we know the server is silly, ignore content-length */
42         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH, 1L);
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44         curl_easy_perform(curl);
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AVAILABILITY

48       Added in 7.14.1. Support for FTP added in 7.46.0.
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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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