1CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE(3) libcurl CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE(3)
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6 CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE - private key file for SSH auth
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9 #include <curl/curl.h>
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11 CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE,
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15 Pass a char * pointing to a filename for your private key. If not used,
16 libcurl defaults to $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa or $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa if the HOME
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35 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "sftp://example.com/file");
36 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE,
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47 Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if
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51 CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE(3), CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES(3),
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55ibcurl 8.2.1 June 09, 2023 CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE(3)