NAME

       CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE - maximum file size allowed to download

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE,
                                 curl_off_t size);

DESCRIPTION

       Pass  a  curl_off_t as parameter. This specifies the maximum accepted size (in bytes) of a
       file to download. If the file requested is found larger than this value, the  transfer  is
       aborted  and  CURLE_FILESIZE_EXCEEDED  is returned. Passing a zero size disables this, and
       passing a negative size yields a CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT.

       The file size is not always known prior to the download start, and for such transfers this
       option has no effect - even if the file transfer eventually ends up being larger than this
       given limit.

       Since 8.4.0, this option also stops ongoing transfers if they reach this threshold.

DEFAULT

       0, meaning disabled.

PROTOCOLS

       This functionality affects ftp, http and mqtt

EXAMPLE

       int main(void)
       {
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         if(curl) {
           CURLcode ret;
           curl_off_t ridiculous = (curl_off_t)1 << 48;
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
           /* refuse to download if larger than ridiculous */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE_LARGE, ridiculous);
           ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY

       Added in curl 7.11.0

RETURN VALUE

       Returns  CURLE_OK  if  the  option  is  supported,   CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION   if   not,   or
       CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT if the size passed is invalid.

SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_MAXFILESIZE(3), CURLOPT_MAX_RECV_SPEED_LARGE(3)