CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME.3: clarify

... the timer *does* include the instructions for getting the remote
file.

Ref: #6452
Closes #6453
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Daniel Stenberg 2021-01-14 14:22:25 +01:00
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@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME \- get the time until the file transfer start
CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, double *timep); CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, double *timep);
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the
start until the file transfer is just about to begin. This includes all start until the file transfer is just about to begin.
pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are specific to the particular
protocol(s) involved. It does \fInot\fP involve the sending of the protocol- This time-stamp includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are
specific request that triggers a transfer. specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes the sending of
the protocol- specific protocol instructions that triggers a transfer.
When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added together. When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added together.