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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 | 9 |
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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 index 7cf9a0408..5f1629d4a 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 @@ -843,6 +843,15 @@ negotiation. (Added in 7.19.4). Pass a char * as parameter. This sets the interface name to use as outgoing network interface. The name can be an interface name, an IP address, or a host name. + +Starting with 7.24.0: If the parameter starts with "if!" then it is treated as +only as interface name and no attempt will ever be named to do treat it as an +IP address or to do name resolution on it. If the parameter starts with +\&"host!" it is treated as either an IP address or a hostname. Hostnames are +resolved synchronously. Using the if! format is highly recommended when using +the multi interfaces to avoid allowing the code to block. If "if!" is +specified but the parameter does not match an existing interface, +CURLE_INTERFACE_FAILED is returned. .IP CURLOPT_LOCALPORT Pass a long. This sets the local port number of the socket used for connection. This can be used in combination with \fICURLOPT_INTERFACE\fP and |