curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PUT.3

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.TH CURLOPT_PUT 3 "17 Jun 2014" libcurl libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_PUT \- make an HTTP PUT request
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PUT, long put);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
A parameter set to 1 tells the library to use HTTP PUT to transfer data. The
data should be set with \fICURLOPT_READDATA(3)\fP and
\fICURLOPT_INFILESIZE(3)\fP.

This option is \fBdeprecated\fP since version 7.12.1. Use
\fICURLOPT_UPLOAD(3)\fP!
.SH DEFAULT
0, disabled
.SH PROTOCOLS
HTTP
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  /* we want to use our own read function */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, read_callback);

  /* enable PUT */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PUT, 1L);

  /* specify target */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/dir/to/newfile");

  /* now specify which pointer to pass to our callback */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READDATA, hd_src);

  /* Set the size of the file to upload */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE, (curl_off_t)fsize);

  /* Now run off and do what you have been told! */
  curl_easy_perform(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Deprecated since 7.12.1. Do not use.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_UPLOAD "(3), " CURLOPT_HTTPGET "(3), "