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.TH CURLMOPT_QUICK_EXIT 3 "2026-05-13" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT \- allow libcurl to exit quickly
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLMcode curl_multi_setopt(CURLM *handle, CURLMOPT_QUICK_EXIT,
                            long value);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a long as a parameter, 1L meaning that when recovering from a timeout,
libcurl should skip lengthy cleanups that are intended to avoid all kinds of
leaks (threads etc.), as the caller program is about to call exit() anyway.
This allows for a swift termination after a DNS timeout for example, by
canceling and/or forgetting about a resolver thread, at the expense of a
possible (though short\-lived) leak of associated resources.
.SH DEFAULT
20.
.SH PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURLM *m = curl_multi_init();
  /* do not join threads when cleaning up this multi handle */
  curl_multi_setopt(m, CURLMOPT_QUICK_EXIT, 1L);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 8.20.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
\fIcurl_multi_setopt(3)\fP returns a CURLMcode indicating success or error.

CURLM_OK (0) means everything was OK, non\-zero means an error occurred, see
\fIlibcurl\-errors(3)\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT (3)