CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE(3)

NAME
CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE - rate limit data download speed

SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE,
                          curl_off_t speed);

DESCRIPTION
Pass a curl_off_t as parameter. If a download exceeds this speed (counted in bytes per second) the transfer will pause to keep the speed less than or equal to the parameter value. Defaults to unlimited speed. This option doesn't affect transfer speeds done with FILE:// URLs.

DEFAULT
0, disabled

PROTOCOLS
All but file://

EXAMPLE

AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.15.5

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

SEE ALSO
CURLOPT_MAX_SEND_SPEED_LARGE(3), CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT(3),