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.TH CURLOPT_RANDOM_FILE 3 "2025-11-05" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_RANDOM_FILE \- file to read random data from
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_RANDOM_FILE, char *path);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Deprecated option. It serves no purpose anymore.
.SH DEFAULT
NULL, not used
.SH DEPRECATED
Deprecated since 7.84.0.
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.7
.SH RETURN VALUE
\fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

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