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.TH CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE 3 "19 Jun 2014" libcurl libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE \- file name to read .netrc info from
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, char *file);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a char * as parameter, pointing to a null-terminated string containing
the full path name to the \fIfile\fP you want libcurl to use as .netrc
file. If this option is omitted, and \fICURLOPT_NETRC(3)\fP is set, libcurl
checks for a .netrc file in the current user's home directory.

The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this
option.
.SH DEFAULT
NULL
.SH PROTOCOLS
All
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode ret;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, "/tmp/magic-netrc");
    ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.10.9
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or
CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_NETRC (3),
.BR CURLOPT_PASSWORD (3),
.BR CURLOPT_USERNAME (3)