NAME

       CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE - maximum file size allowed to download

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE, long size);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass  a  long as parameter. This specifies the maximum accepted size (in bytes) of a file to download. If
       the file requested is found larger than this value, the transfer is aborted  and  CURLE_FILESIZE_EXCEEDED
       is returned.

       The  file size is not always known prior to the download start, and for such transfers this option has no
       effect - even if the file transfer eventually ends up being larger than this given limit.

       If you want a limit above 2GB, use CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE(3).

       Since 8.4.0, this option also stops ongoing transfers if they reach this threshold.

DEFAULT

       None

PROTOCOLS

       FTP, HTTP and MQTT

EXAMPLE

       int main(void)
       {
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         if(curl) {
           CURLcode ret;
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
           /* refuse to download if larger than 1000 bytes! */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE, 1000L);
           ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Always

RETURN VALUE

       Returns CURLE_OK

SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE(3), CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE(3)

ibcurl 8.5.0                                    December 04, 2023                         CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE(3)