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CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME(3) Introduction to Library Functions

NAME

CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME - get the time until the file transfer
start

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME,
double *timep);

DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took
from the start until the file transfer is just about to begin.

This time-stamp includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations
that are specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes
the sending of the protocol-specific instructions that trigger a
transfer.

When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added
together.

See also the TIMES overview in the curl_easy_getinfo(3) man page.

PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE

int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
double pretransfer;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, &pretransfer);
if(CURLE_OK == res) {
printf("Time: %.1f", pretransfer);
}
}
/* always cleanup */
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.4.1

RETURN VALUE

curl_easy_getinfo(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).