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CURLOPT_TFTP_BLKSIZE explained

Name

CURLOPT_TFTP_BLKSIZE - TFTP block size

Synopsis

#include <curl/curl.h>
 
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_TFTP_BLKSIZE, long blocksize);

Description

Specify blocksize to use for TFTP data transmission. Valid range as per RFC 2348 is 8-65464 bytes. The default of 512 bytes will be used if this option is not specified. The specified block size will only be used pending support by the remote server. If the server does not return an option acknowledgment or returns an option acknowledgment with no block size, the default of 512 bytes will be used.

Default

512

Protocols

TFTP

Example

CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "tftp://example.com/bootimage");
  /* try using larger blocks */
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TFTP_BLKSIZE, 2048L);
  ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}

Availability

Added in 7.19.4

Return value

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.