CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)      Library Functions Manual      CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE - filename to read .netrc info from

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, char *file);

DESCRIPTION
       Pass a char pointer as parameter, pointing to a null-terminated string
       containing the full path name to the file you want libcurl to use as
       .netrc file. If this option is omitted, and CURLOPT_NETRC(3) is set,
       libcurl checks for a .netrc file in the current user's home directory.

       The application does not have to keep the string around after setting
       this option.

       Using this option multiple times makes the last set string override the
       previous ones. Set it to NULL to disable its use again.

DEFAULT
       NULL

PROTOCOLS
       This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE
       int main(void)
       {
         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);
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, "/tmp/magic-netrc");
           ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Added in curl 7.11.0

RETURN VALUE
       curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

       CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred,
       see libcurl-errors(3).

SEE ALSO
       CURLOPT_NETRC(3), CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3), CURLOPT_USERNAME(3)

libcurl                           2025-06-04             CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE(3)