curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME.3
Daniel Stenberg 230bb3e278
docs: consistent manpage SYNOPSIS
Make all libcurl related options use .nf (no fill) for the SYNOPSIS
section - for consistent look. roffit then renders that section using
<pre> (monospace font) in html for the website.

Extended manpage-syntax (test 1173) with a basic check for it.

Closes #8062
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.TH CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME 3 "28 Aug 2015" "libcurl 7.44.0" "curl_easy_getinfo options"
.SH NAME
CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME \- get the time until the file transfer start
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME,
double *timep);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the
start until the file transfer is just about to begin.
This time-stamp includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are
specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes the sending of
the protocol- specific protocol instructions that triggers a transfer.
When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added together.
See also the TIMES overview in the \fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP man page.
.SH PROTOCOLS
All
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
double pretransfer;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, &pretransfer);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
printf("Time: %.1f", pretransfer);
}
}
/* always cleanup */
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.4.1
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_easy_getinfo "(3), " curl_easy_setopt "(3), " CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T "(3)"