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CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET(3)             libcurl            CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET(3)

NAME

CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET - use PRET for FTP

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h> CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET, long enable);

DESCRIPTION

Pass a long. If the value is 1, it tells curl to send a PRET command before PASV (and EPSV). Certain FTP servers, mainly drftpd, require this non-standard command for directory listings as well as up and downloads in PASV mode. Has no effect when using the active FTP transfers mode.

DEFAULT

0

PROTOCOLS

FTP

EXAMPLE

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/old-server/file.txt"); /* a drftpd server, do it! */ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET, 1L); ret = curl_easy_perform(curl); curl_easy_cleanup(curl); }

AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.20.0

RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

CURLOPT_FTP_USE_EPRT(3), CURLOPT_FTP_USE_EPSV(3), ibcurl 8.1.2 April 26, 2023 CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET(3)

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