CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPIDLE(3)

1CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPIDLE(3)    curl_easy_setopt options    CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPIDLE(3)
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NAME

6       CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPIDLE - TCP keep-alive idle time wait
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SYNOPSIS

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

14       Pass a long. Sets the delay, in seconds, that the operating system will
15       wait while the connection is idle before sending keepalive probes.  Not
16       all operating systems support this option.
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18       The  maximum value this accepts is 2147483648. Any larger value will be
19       capped to this amount.
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DEFAULT

22       60
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PROTOCOLS

25       All
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EXAMPLE

28       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
29       if(curl) {
30         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
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32         /* enable TCP keep-alive for this transfer */
33         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPALIVE, 1L);
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35         /* set keep-alive idle time to 120 seconds */
36         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPIDLE, 120L);
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38         /* interval time between keep-alive probes: 60 seconds */
39         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPINTVL, 60L);
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41         curl_easy_perform(curl);
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AVAILABILITY

45       Added in 7.25.0
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RETURN VALUE

48       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported,  and  CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION
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