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CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE(3)

NAME

CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE - make connection get closed at once after use

SYNOPSIS


#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE, long close);

DESCRIPTION

Pass a long. Set close to 1 to make libcurl explicitly close the connection when done with the transfer. Normally, libcurl keeps all connections alive when done with one transfer in case a succeeding one follows that can reuse them. This option should be used with caution and only if you understand what it does as it can seriously impact performance.
 
Set to 0 to have libcurl keep the connection open for possible later reuse (default behavior).

DEFAULT

0

PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

EXAMPLE


int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE, 1L);
curl_easy_perform(curl);

/* this second transfer may not reuse the same connection */
curl_easy_perform(curl);

curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}

AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.7

RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE_OK

SEE ALSO

CURLOPT_FRESH_CONNECT(3), CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3), CURLOPT_MAXLIFETIME_CONN(3)
2025-05-14 libcurl
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