---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
  - CURLOPT_NETRC (3)
  - CURLOPT_PASSWORD (3)
  - CURLOPT_USERNAME (3)
Protocol:
  - All
---

# NAME

CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE - filename to read .netrc info from

# SYNOPSIS

~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, char *file);
~~~

# DESCRIPTION

Pass a char pointer as parameter, pointing to a null-terminated string
containing the full path name to the *file* you want libcurl to use as .netrc
file. If this option is omitted, and CURLOPT_NETRC(3) is set, libcurl checks
for a .netrc file in the current user's home directory.

The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this
option.

# DEFAULT

NULL

# EXAMPLE

~~~c
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode ret;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, "/tmp/magic-netrc");
    ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
~~~

# AVAILABILITY

Added in 7.10.9

# RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or
CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.