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Added CURLOPT_HTTPGET and CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, added notes to the two

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timeout-options that they don't work in multi-threaded programs.
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Daniel Stenberg 2001-08-09 12:08:23 +00:00
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.\" nroff -man [file]
.\" $Id$
.\"
.TH curl_easy_setopt 3 "1 June 2001" "libcurl 7.8" "libcurl Manual"
.TH curl_easy_setopt 3 "9 August 2001" "libcurl 7.8" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_easy_setopt - Set curl easy-session options
.SH SYNOPSIS
@ -202,10 +202,12 @@ library. The buffer must be at least CURL_ERROR_SIZE big.
.TP
.B CURLOPT_TIMEOUT
Pass a long as parameter containing the maximum time in seconds that you allow
the libcurl transfer operation to take. Do note that normally, name lookups
maky take a considerable time and that limiting the operation to less than a
few minutes risk aborting perfectly normal operations. This option will cause
curl to use the SIGALRM to enable timeouting system calls.
the libcurl transfer operation to take. Normally, name lookups can take a
considerable time and limiting operations to less than a few minutes risk
aborting perfectly normal operations. This option will cause curl to use the
SIGALRM to enable timeouting system calls.
.B NOTE
that this does not work in multi-threaded programs!
.TP
.B CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS
Pass a char * as parameter, which should be the full data to post in a HTTP
@ -498,6 +500,18 @@ connection timeout (it will then only timeout on the system's internal
timeouts). See also the
.I CURLOPT_TIMEOUT
option.
.B NOTE
that this does not work in multi-threaded programs!
.TP
.B CURLOPT_HTTPGET
Pass a long. If the long is non-zero, this forces the HTTP request to get back
to GET. Only really usable if POST, PUT or a custom request have been used
previously using the same curl handle. (Added in 7.8.1)
.TP
.B CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST
Pass a long. Set if we should verify the Common name from the peer certificate
in the SSL handshake, set 1 to check existence, 2 to ensure that it matches
the provided hostname. (Added in 7.8.1)
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
0 means the option was set properly, non-zero means an error as