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.TH CURLOPT_PROXY_SERVICE_NAME 3 "17 Jun 2015" libcurl libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_PROXY_SERVICE_NAME \- proxy authentication service name
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PROXY_SERVICE_NAME,
                          char *name);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a char * as parameter to a string holding the \fIname\fP of the
service. The default service name is \fB"HTTP"\fP for HTTP based proxies and
\fB"rcmd"\fP for SOCKS5. This option allows you to change it.

The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this
option.
.SH DEFAULT
See above
.SH PROTOCOLS
All network protocols
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  CURLcode ret;
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SERVICE_NAME, "custom");
  ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.43.0 for HTTP proxies, 7.49.0 for SOCKS5 proxies.
.SH 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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_PROXY "(3), " CURLOPT_PROXYTYPE "(3), "