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CURLOPT_NETRC(3)           curl_easy_setopt options           CURLOPT_NETRC(3)


NAME

       CURLOPT_NETRC - enable use of .netrc


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NETRC, long level);


DESCRIPTION

       This parameter controls the preference level of libcurl between using
       user names and passwords from your ~/.netrc file, relative to user
       names and passwords in the URL supplied with CURLOPT_URL(3). On
       Windows, libcurl will use the file as %HOME%/_netrc, but you can also
       tell libcurl a different file name to use with CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3).

       libcurl uses a user name (and supplied or prompted password) supplied
       with CURLOPT_USERPWD(3) or CURLOPT_USERNAME(3) in preference to any of
       the options controlled by this parameter.

       Only machine name, user name and password are taken into account (init
       macros and similar things are not supported).

       libcurl does not verify that the file has the correct properties set
       (as the standard Unix ftp client does). It should only be readable by
       user.

       level is a long that should be set to one of the values described
       below.

       CURL_NETRC_IGNORED (0)
              The library will ignore the .netrc file. This is the default.

       CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL (1)
              The use of the .netrc file is optional, and information in the
              URL is to be preferred.  The file will be scanned for the host
              and user name (to find the password only) or for the host only,
              to find the first user name and password after that machine,
              which ever information is not specified.

       CURL_NETRC_REQUIRED (2)
              The use of the .netrc file is required, and any credential
              information present in the URL is ignored.  The file will be
              scanned for the host and user name (to find the password only)
              or for the host only, to find the first user name and password
              after that machine, which ever information is not specified.


DEFAULT

       CURL_NETRC_IGNORED


PROTOCOLS

       Most


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);
         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
       }


AVAILABILITY

       Always


RETURN VALUE

       Returns CURLE_OK


SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_USERPWD(3), CURLOPT_USERNAME(3), CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3),

libcurl 7.83.1                  January 7, 2022               CURLOPT_NETRC(3)

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