curl/docs/cmdline-opts/max-filesize.d
Daniel Stenberg ce6e3e5320
cmdline-opts: made the 'Added:' field mandatory
Since "too old" versions are no longer included in the generated man
page, this field is now mandatory so that it won't be forgotten and then
not included in the documentation.

Closes #7786
2021-09-28 16:20:12 +02:00

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Long: max-filesize
Arg: <bytes>
Help: Maximum file size to download
Protocols: FTP HTTP MQTT
See-also: limit-rate
Category: connection
Example: --max-filesize 100K $URL
Added: 7.10.8
---
Specify the maximum size (in bytes) of a file to download. If the file
requested is larger than this value, the transfer will not start and curl will
return with exit code 63.
A size modifier may be used. For example, Appending 'k' or 'K' will count the
number as kilobytes, 'm' or 'M' makes it megabytes, while 'g' or 'G' makes it
gigabytes. Examples: 200K, 3m and 1G. (Added in 7.58.0)
**NOTE**: The file size is not always known prior to download, and for such
files this option has no effect even if the file transfer ends up being larger
than this given limit.