NAME

       CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT - allow to exit quickly

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT,
                                 long value);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass  a  long as a parameter, 1L meaning that when recovering from a timeout, libcurl should skip lengthy
       cleanups that are intended to avoid all kinds of leaks (threads etc.), as the caller program is about  to
       call  exit()  anyway.   This allows for a swift termination after a DNS timeout for example, by canceling
       and/or forgetting about a resolver thread, at the expense of a  possible  (though  short-lived)  leak  of
       associated resources.

DEFAULT

       0

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_QUICK_EXIT, 1L);
           ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Added in curl 7.87.0

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_FAILONERROR(3), CURLOPT_RESOLVE(3)

libcurl                                            2025-06-16                              CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT(3)