GNURLINFO_...D_DOWNLOAD(3)

📦 version 7.72.0, in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable

okay so welcome to GNURLINFO_...D_DOWNLOAD(3), bestie — this page comes from the curl_easy_getinfo options manual, and it’s all about getting that download speed 💅✨

💖 NAME 💖

CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD — get download speed 🏃‍♀️💨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <gnurl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD, double
*speed);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay so you pass a pointer to a double, and it receives the average download speed that curl measured for the complete download. It’s measured in bytes/second, periodt 💖

CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD_T(3) is a newer replacement that returns a more sensible variable type. Slay, newer type 💅

🦋 PROTOCOLS 🦋

There are no protocol entries listed under this heading in the original page — it’s giving blank canvas, bestie 🫶

🎀 EXAMPLE 🎀

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");

  /* Perform the request */
  res = curl_easy_perform(curl);

  if(!res) {
    double speed;
    res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SPEED_DOWNLOAD, &speed);
    if(!res) {
      printf("Download speed %.0f bytes/sec\n", ul);
    }
  }
}
Copy it exactly, including that ul at the end — no cap, don’t get creative with it 💀

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

Added in 7.4.1 🌟

💜 RETURN VALUE 💜

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not. That’s the whole vibe check 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Cute sign-off time: this icon of a page is from libcurl 7.44.0, dated 28 Aug 2015. Bye bestie, go measure that download speed 💖✨🦋

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