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.TH CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET 3 "19 Jun 2014" libcurl libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET \- use PRET for FTP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET, long enable);
.fi
.SH 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.
.SH DEFAULT
0
.SH PROTOCOLS
FTP
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
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);
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.20.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_FTP_USE_EPRT (3),
.BR CURLOPT_FTP_USE_EPSV (3)