curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE_LARGE.3
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docs: rewrite to present tense
... instead of using future tense.

+ numerous cleanups and improvements
+ stick to "reuse" not "re-use"
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.TH CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE_LARGE 3 "25 Jan 2018" libcurl libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE_LARGE \- time value for conditional
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE_LARGE,
curl_off_t val);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a curl_off_t \fIval\fP as parameter. This should be the time counted as
seconds since 1 Jan 1970, and the time is used in a condition as specified
with \fICURLOPT_TIMECONDITION(3)\fP.
The difference between this option and \fICURLOPT_TIMEVALUE(3)\fP is the type
of the argument. On systems where 'long' is only 32 bit wide, this option has
to be used to set dates beyond the year 2038.
.SH DEFAULT
0
.SH PROTOCOLS
HTTP, FTP, RTSP, and FILE
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
/* January 1, 2020 is 1577833200 */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE_LARGE, (curl_off_t)1577833200);
/* If-Modified-Since the above time stamp */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION, CURL_TIMECOND_IFMODSINCE);
/* Perform the request */
curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.59.0.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_TIMECONDITION "(3), "
.BR CURLOPT_TIMEVALUE_LARGE "(3), "