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CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)                 libcurl                CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)


NAME

       CURLOPT_PASSWORD - password to use in authentication


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, char *pwd);


DESCRIPTION

       Pass a char * as parameter, which should be pointing to the null-
       terminated password to use for the transfer.

       The CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3) option should be used in conjunction with the
       CURLOPT_USERNAME(3) option.

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


DEFAULT

       blank


PROTOCOLS

       Most


EXAMPLE

       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/foo.bin");

         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, "qwerty");

         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);

         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
       }


AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.19.1


RETURN VALUE

       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if
       not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.


SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_USERPWD(3), CURLOPT_USERNAME(3),  CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH(3),
       CURLOPT_PROXYAUTH(3)

ibcurl 8.1.2                    April 26, 2023             CURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)

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