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.TH CURLOPT_USERNAME 3 "19 Jun 2014" "libcurl 7.37.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_USERNAME \- username to authenticate with
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_USERNAME,
                          char *username);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a char * as parameter, which should be pointing to the zero terminated
user name to use for the transfer.

\fBCURLOPT_USERNAME(3)\fP sets the user name to be used in protocol
authentication. You should not use this option together with the (older)
\fICURLOPT_USERPWD(3)\fP option.

To specify the password and login options, along with the user name, use the
\fICURLOPT_PASSWORD(3)\fP and \fICURLOPT_LOGIN_OPTIONS(3)\fP options.
.SH DEFAULT
blank
.SH PROTOCOLS
Most
.SH EXAMPLE
TODO
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.19.1
.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_USERPWD "(3), " CURLOPT_PASSWORD "(3), "
.BR CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH "(3), " CURLOPT_PROXYAUTH "(3)"