CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT(3)
NAME
CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT - allow to exit quickly
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT,
long value);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a long as a parameter, 1L meaning that when recovering from a time-
out, libcurl should skip lengthy cleanups that are intended to avoid all
kinds of leaks (threads etc.), as the caller program is about to call
exit() anyway. This allows for a swift termination after a DNS timeout
for example, by canceling and/or forgetting about a resolver thread, at
the expense of a possible (though short-lived) leak of associated re-
sources.
DEFAULT
0
PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
EXAMPLE
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode ret;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT, 1L);
ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
}
AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.87.0
RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.
CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred,
see libcurl-errors(3).
SEE ALSO
CURLOPT_FAILONERROR(3), CURLOPT_RESOLVE(3)
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