NAME¶

CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET - enable the PRET command

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FTP_USE_PRET, long enable);

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.

DEFAULT¶

0

PROTOCOLS¶

FTP

EXAMPLE¶

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {


  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);


  ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);


  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}

AVAILABILITY¶

Added in 7.20.0

RETURN VALUE¶

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

SEE ALSO¶

CURLOPT_FTP_USE_EPRT(3), CURLOPT_FTP_USE_EPSV(3),