On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 12:06:11PM +1000, Yong Liaw wrote:
> Does libcurl support downloading multiple files one after another on a single
> sftp connection?

Yes.

> My understanding is that for each curl_easy_perform(), it establishes a new
> connection for the file transfer.

No, it keeps connections open whenever possible.

> I would like to establish a single connection that I can use to download
> multiple files, as my sftp server has a long login time (i.e. 15 seconds).

That's exactly what this features is designed for! See
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html#How_do_I_fetch_multiple_files_wi

>>> Dan
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