NAME

       curl_easy_perform - perform a blocking file transfer

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_perform(CURL *easy_handle);

DESCRIPTION

       Invoke  this  function  after  curl_easy_init(3)  and  all the curl_easy_setopt(3) calls are made, and it
       performs the transfer as described in the options. It must be called with the same easy_handle  as  input
       as the curl_easy_init(3) call returned.

       curl_easy_perform(3)  performs  the entire request in a blocking manner and returns when done, or earlier
       if it fails. For non-blocking behavior, see curl_multi_perform(3).

       You can do any amount of calls to curl_easy_perform(3) while using the same easy_handle. If you intend to
       transfer  more  than  one file, you are even encouraged to do so. libcurl will then attempt to re-use the
       same connection for the following transfers, thus making the operations  faster,  less  CPU  intense  and
       using less network resources. Just note that you will have to use curl_easy_setopt(3) between the invokes
       to set options for the following curl_easy_perform.

       You must never call this function simultaneously from two places using  the  same  easy_handle.  Let  the
       function  return  first  before  invoking  it  another time. If you want parallel transfers, you must use
       several curl easy_handles.

       A network transfer moves data to a peer or from a peer. An application tells libcurl how to receive  data
       by  setting  the  CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION(3) and CURLOPT_WRITEDATA(3) options. To tell libcurl what data to
       send,  there  are  a  few  more  alternatives  but  two  common  ones  are  CURLOPT_READFUNCTION(3)   and
       CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3).

       While the easy_handle is added to a multi handle, it cannot be used by curl_easy_perform(3).

EXAMPLE

       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         CURLcode res;
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
         res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Always

RETURN VALUE

       CURLE_OK  (0)  means  everything  was ok, non-zero means an error occurred as <curl/curl.h> defines - see
       libcurl-errors(3). If the CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3)  was  set  with  curl_easy_setopt(3)  there  will  be  a
       readable error message in the error buffer when non-zero is returned.

SEE ALSO

       curl_easy_init(3),   curl_easy_setopt(3),   curl_multi_add_handle(3),   curl_multi_perform(3),   libcurl-
       errors(3),