CURLOPT_PUT

NAME

CURLOPT_PUT - make an HTTP PUT request

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PUT, long put);

DESCRIPTION

A parameter set to 1 tells the library to use HTTP PUT to transfer data. The data should be set with CURLOPT_READDATA(3) and CURLOPT_INFILESIZE(3).

This option is deprecated since version 7.12.1. Use CURLOPT_UPLOAD(3)!

DEFAULT

0, disabled

PROTOCOLS

HTTP

EXAMPLE

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
/* we want to use our own read function */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, read_callback);

/* enable PUT */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PUT, 1L);

/* specify target */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/dir/to/newfile");

/* now specify which pointer to pass to our callback */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READDATA, hd_src);

/* Set the size of the file to upload */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE, (curl_off_t)fsize);

/* Now run off and do what you have been told! */
curl_easy_perform(curl);
}

AVAILABILITY

Deprecated since 7.12.1. Do not use.

RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

CURLOPT_HTTPGET(3), CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3), CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3), CURLOPT_UPLOAD(3)