CURLOPT_NETRC(3)           curl_easy_setopt options           CURLOPT_NETRC(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_NETRC - request that .netrc is used

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NETRC, long level);

DESCRIPTION
       This parameter controls the preference level of libcurl between using
       user names and passwords from your ~/.netrc file, relative to user
       names and passwords in the URL supplied with _URL&section=3">CURLOPT_URL(3). On
       Windows, libcurl will use the file as %HOME%/_netrc, but you can also
       tell libcurl a different file name to use with _NETRC_FILE&section=3">CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3).

       libcurl uses a user name (and supplied or prompted password) supplied
       with _USERPWD&section=3">CURLOPT_USERPWD(3) or _USERNAME&section=3">CURLOPT_USERNAME(3) in preference to any of
       the options controlled by this parameter.

       Only machine name, user name and password are taken into account (init
       macros and similar things aren't supported).

       libcurl does not verify that the file has the correct properties set
       (as the standard Unix ftp client does). It should only be readable by
       user.

       level should be set to one of the values described below.

       CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL
              The use of the ~/.netrc file is optional, and information in the
              URL is to be preferred.  The file will be scanned for the host
              and user name (to find the password only) or for the host only,
              to find the first user name and password after that machine,
              which ever information is not specified.

              Undefined values of the option will have this effect.

       CURL_NETRC_IGNORED
              The library will ignore the ~/.netrc file.

              This is the default.

       CURL_NETRC_REQUIRED
              The use of the ~/.netrc file is required, and information in the
              URL is to be ignored.  The file will be scanned for the host and
              user name (to find the password only) or for the host only, to
              find the first user name and password after that machine, which
              ever information is not specified.

DEFAULT
       CURL_NETRC_IGNORED

PROTOCOLS
       Most

EXAMPLE
       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         CURLcode ret;
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/");
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Always

RETURN VALUE
       Returns CURLE_OK

SEE ALSO
       CURLOPT_USERPWD(3), CURLOPT_USERNAME(3), CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3),

libcurl 7.77.0                 November 4, 2020               CURLOPT_NETRC(3)