CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT (original) (raw)

CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT explained

Name

CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT - allow to exit quickly

Synopsis

#include <curl/curl.h> CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT, long value);

Description

Pass a long as a parameter, 1L meaning that when recovering from a timeout, libcurl should skip lengthy cleanups that are intended to avoid all kinds of leaks (threads etc.), as the caller program is about to call exit() anyway. This allows for a swift termination after a DNS timeout for example, by canceling and/or forgetting about a resolver thread, at the expense of a possible (though short-lived) leak of associated resources.

Default

Protocols

This functionality affects all supported protocols

Example

int main(void) { CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { CURLcode ret; curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT, 1L); ret = curl_easy_perform(curl); } }

Availability

Added in curl 7.87.0

Return value

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.