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clarify what the default read callback does and how it uses the READDATA
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.TH curl_easy_setopt 3 "4 Sep 2005" "libcurl 7.14.2" "libcurl Manual"
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.TH curl_easy_setopt 3 "22 Sep 2005" "libcurl 7.14.2" "libcurl Manual"
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.SH NAME
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.SH NAME
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curl_easy_setopt - set options for a curl easy handle
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curl_easy_setopt - set options for a curl easy handle
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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upload less than N bytes), you may experience that the server "hangs" waiting
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upload less than N bytes), you may experience that the server "hangs" waiting
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for the rest of the data that won't come.
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for the rest of the data that won't come.
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In libcurl 7.12.1 and later, the read callback may return
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The read callback may return \fICURL_READFUNC_ABORT\fP to stop the current
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\fICURL_READFUNC_ABORT\fP to stop the current operation at once, with a
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operation immediately, resulting in a \fICURLE_ABORTED_BY_CALLBACK\fP error
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\fICURLE_ABORTED_BY_CALLBACK\fP error code from the transfer.
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code from the transfer (Added in 7.12.1)
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If you set the callback pointer to NULL, or doesn't set it at all, the default
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internal read function will be used. It is simply doing an fread() on the FILE
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* stream set with \fICURLOPT_READDATA\fP.
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.IP CURLOPT_READDATA
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.IP CURLOPT_READDATA
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Data pointer to pass to the file read function. If you use the
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Data pointer to pass to the file read function. If you use the
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\fICURLOPT_READFUNCTION\fP option, this is the pointer you'll get as input. If
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\fICURLOPT_READFUNCTION\fP option, this is the pointer you'll get as input. If
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you don't specify a read callback, this must be a valid FILE *.
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you don't specify a read callback but instead rely on the default internal
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read function, this data must be a valid readable FILE *.
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If you're using libcurl as a win32 DLL, you MUST use a
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If you're using libcurl as a win32 DLL, you MUST use a
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\fICURLOPT_READFUNCTION\fP if you set this option.
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\fICURLOPT_READFUNCTION\fP if you set this option.
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