NAME

       CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE - maximum file size allowed to download

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE,
                                 curl_off_t size);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass  a  curl_off_t  as  parameter.  This  allows you to specify the maximum size (in bytes) of a file to
       download. If the file requested is found larger  than  this  value,  the  transfer  will  not  start  and
       CURLE_FILESIZE_EXCEEDED will be returned.

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

DEFAULT

       None

PROTOCOLS

       FTP, HTTP and MQTT

EXAMPLE

       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         CURLcode ret;
         curl_off_t ridiculous = 1 << 48;
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
         /* refuse to download if larger than ridiculous */
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE, ridiculous);
         ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.11.0

RETURN VALUE

       Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE(3), CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE(3),

libcurl 7.81.0                                    July 23, 2021                     CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE(3)