CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE(3)     curl_easy_setopt options     CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE - maximum file size allowed to download

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE, long
       size);

DESCRIPTION
       Pass a long as parameter. This allows you to specify the maximum size
       (in bytes) of a file to download. If the file requested is found larger
       than this value, the transfer will not start and
       CURLE_FILESIZE_EXCEEDED will be returned.

       The file size is not always known prior to download, and for such files
       this option has no effect even if the file transfer ends up being
       larger than this given limit. This concerns both FTP and HTTP
       transfers.

       If you want a limit above 2GB, use _MAXFILESIZE_LARGE&section=3">CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE(3).

DEFAULT
       None

PROTOCOLS
       FTP and HTTP

EXAMPLE
       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         CURLcode ret;
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
         /* refuse to download if larger than 1000 bytes! */
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE, 1000L);
         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Always

RETURN VALUE
       Returns CURLE_OK

SEE ALSO
       CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE(3), CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE(3),

libcurl 7.77.0                 November 4, 2020         CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE(3)