CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3) curl_easy_setopt options CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)
NAME
CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE - file name to read .netrc info from
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, char *file);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a char * as parameter, pointing to a null-terminated string con-
taining the full path name to the file you want libcurl to use as
.netrc file. If this option is omitted, and CURLOPT_NETRC(3) is set,
libcurl will attempt to find a .netrc file in the current user's home
directory.
The application does not have to keep the string around after setting
this option.
DEFAULT
NULL
PROTOCOLS
All
EXAMPLE
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode ret;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, "/tmp/magic-netrc");
ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.10.9
RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if
not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
SEE ALSO
CURLOPT_NETRC(3), CURLOPT_USERNAME(3),
libcurl 7.81.0 November 26, 2021 CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)
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