CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL(3) Library Functions Manual
NAME
CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL - default protocol to use if the URL is
missing a scheme name
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL,
char *protocol);
DESCRIPTION
This option tells libcurl to use protocol if the URL is missing a
scheme name.
Use one of these protocol (scheme) names:
dict, file, ftp, ftps, gopher, http, https, imap, imaps, ldap, ldaps,
pop3, pop3s, rtsp, scp, sftp, smb, smbs, smtp, smtps, telnet, tftp
An unknown or unsupported protocol causes error
CURLE_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL when libcurl parses a URL without a scheme.
Parsing happens when curl_easy_perform(3) or curl_multi_perform(3) is
called. The protocol set supported by libcurl vary depending on how it
was built. Use curl_version_info(3) if you need a list of protocol
names supported by the build of libcurl that you are using.
This option does not change the default proxy protocol (http).
Without this option libcurl would make a guess based on the host, see
CURLOPT_URL(3) for details.
The application does not have to keep the string around after setting
this option.
DEFAULT
NULL (make a guess based on the host)
PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
EXAMPLE
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
/* set a URL without a scheme */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "example.com");
/* set the default protocol (scheme) for schemeless URLs */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL, "https");
/* Perform the request */
curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
}
AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.45.0
RETURN VALUE
CURLE_OK if the option is supported.
CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if the option is not supported.
SEE ALSO
CURLINFO_PROTOCOL(3), CURLINFO_SCHEME(3), CURLOPT_URL(3)
libcurl 2024-08-05 CURLOPT_DEFAULT_PROTOCOL(3)
curl 8.9.1 - Generated Tue Aug 6 14:43:14 CDT 2024