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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH.3 index 51fd6b08c..36b2d8672 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH.3 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ .\" .TH CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH 3 "19 Jun 2014" "libcurl 7.37.0" "curl_easy_setopt options" .SH NAME -CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH \- ignore Content-Length in HTTP response +CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH \- ignore content length .SH SYNOPSIS .nf #include <curl/curl.h> @@ -30,12 +30,18 @@ CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH \- ignore Content-Length in HTTP response CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH, long ignore); .SH DESCRIPTION -If \fIignore\fP is set to 1, ignore the Content-Length header in the HTTP -response. This is useful for Apache 1.x (and similar servers) which will +If \fIignore\fP is set to 1L, ignore the Content-Length header in the HTTP +response and ignore asking for or relying on it for FTP transfers. + +This is useful for HTTP with Apache 1.x (and similar servers) which will report incorrect content length for files over 2 gigabytes. If this option is used, curl will not be able to accurately report progress, and will simply stop the download when the server ends the connection. +It is also useful with FTP when for example the file is growing while the +transfer is in progress which otherwise will unconditionally cause libcurl to +report error. + Only use this option if strictly necessary. .SH DEFAULT 0 @@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ if(curl) { } .fi .SH AVAILABILITY -Added in 7.14.1 +Added in 7.14.1. Support for FTP added in 7.46.0. .SH RETURN VALUE Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not. .SH "SEE ALSO" |