1curl_ws_send(3) libcurl Manual curl_ws_send(3)
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6 curl_ws_send - send WebSocket data
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9 #include <curl/easy.h>
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11 CURLcode curl_ws_send(CURL *curl, const void *buffer, size_t buflen,
12 size_t *sent, curl_off_t fragsize,
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16 This function call is EXPERIMENTAL.
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18 Send the specific message fragment over an established WebSocket con‐
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22 sent is returned as the number of payload bytes actually sent.
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24 To send a (huge) fragment using multiple calls with partial content per
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35 To send a message consisting of multiple frames, set the CURLWS_CONT
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39 CURLWS_TEXT
40 The buffer contains text data. Note that this makes a difference
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75 curl_easy_setopt(3), curl_easy_perform(3), curl_easy_getinfo(3),
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80libcurl 8.0.1 February 06, 2023 curl_ws_send(3)