CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)

1CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)               libcurl              CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)
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NAME

6       CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE - file name to read .netrc info from
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, char *file);
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DESCRIPTION

14       Pass  a  char * as parameter, pointing to a null-terminated string con‐
15       taining the full path name to the file  you  want  libcurl  to  use  as
16       .netrc  file.  If  this option is omitted, and CURLOPT_NETRC(3) is set,
17       libcurl will attempt to find a .netrc file in the current  user's  home
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20       The  application  does not have to keep the string around after setting
21       this option.
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DEFAULT

24       NULL
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PROTOCOLS

27       All
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EXAMPLE

30       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
31       if(curl) {
32         CURLcode ret;
33         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/");
34         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
35         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, "/tmp/magic-netrc");
36         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
37       }
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AVAILABILITY

40       Added in 7.10.9
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RETURN VALUE

43       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is  supported,  CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION  if
44       not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
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