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4.5 KiB
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125 lines
4.5 KiB
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.TH CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST 3 "17 Jun 2014" libcurl libcurl
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.SH NAME
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CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST \- custom request method
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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#include <curl/curl.h>
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CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, char *method);
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Pass a pointer to a null-terminated string as parameter.
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When you change the request \fImethod\fP by setting
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\fICURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST(3)\fP to something, you do not actually change how
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libcurl behaves or acts in regards to the particular request method, it only
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changes the actual string sent in the request.
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libcurl passes on the verbatim string in its request without any filter or
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other safe guards. That includes white space and control characters.
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Restore to the internal default by setting this to NULL.
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This option can be used to specify the request:
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.IP HTTP
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Instead of GET or HEAD when performing HTTP based requests. This is
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particularly useful, for example, for performing an HTTP DELETE request.
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For example:
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When you tell libcurl to do a HEAD request, but then specify a GET though a
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custom request libcurl still acts as if it sent a HEAD. To switch to a proper
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HEAD use \fICURLOPT_NOBODY(3)\fP, to switch to a proper POST use
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\fICURLOPT_POST(3)\fP or \fICURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3)\fP and to switch to a proper
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GET use \fICURLOPT_HTTPGET(3)\fP.
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Many people have wrongly used this option to replace the entire request with
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their own, including multiple headers and POST contents. While that might work
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in many cases, it might cause libcurl to send invalid requests and it could
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possibly confuse the remote server badly. Use \fICURLOPT_POST(3)\fP and
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\fICURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3)\fP to set POST data. Use \fICURLOPT_HTTPHEADER(3)\fP
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to replace or extend the set of headers sent by libcurl. Use
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\fICURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION(3)\fP to change HTTP version.
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.IP FTP
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Instead of LIST and NLST when performing FTP directory listings.
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.IP IMAP
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Instead of LIST when issuing IMAP based requests.
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.IP POP3
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Instead of LIST and RETR when issuing POP3 based requests.
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For example:
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When you tell libcurl to use a custom request it behaves like a LIST or RETR
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command was sent where it expects data to be returned by the server. As such
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\fICURLOPT_NOBODY(3)\fP should be used when specifying commands such as
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\fBDELE\fP and \fBNOOP\fP for example.
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.IP SMTP
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Instead of a \fBHELP\fP or \fBVRFY\fP when issuing SMTP based requests.
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For example:
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Normally a multi line response is returned which can be used, in conjunction
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with \fICURLOPT_MAIL_RCPT(3)\fP, to specify an EXPN request. If the
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\fICURLOPT_NOBODY(3)\fP option is specified then the request can be used to
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issue \fBNOOP\fP and \fBRSET\fP commands.
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The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this
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option.
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.SH DEFAULT
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NULL
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.SH PROTOCOLS
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HTTP, FTP, IMAP, POP3 and SMTP
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.SH EXAMPLE
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.nf
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int main(void)
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{
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CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
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if(curl) {
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CURLcode res;
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curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/foo.bin");
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/* DELETE the given path */
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curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "DELETE");
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res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
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curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
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}
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}
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.fi
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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IMAP is supported since 7.30.0, POP3 since 7.26.0 and SMTP since 7.34.0.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or
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CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_METHOD (3),
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.BR CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER (3),
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.BR CURLOPT_NOBODY (3),
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.BR CURLOPT_REQUEST_TARGET (3)
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