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+.TH GNURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME 3 "28 Aug 2015" "libcurl 7.44.0" "curl_easy_getinfo options"
+.SH NAME
+CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME \- get the time until the file transfer start
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+#include <gnurl/curl.h>
+
+CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, double *timep);
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the
+start until the file transfer is just about to begin. This includes all
+pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are specific to the particular
+protocol(s) involved. It does \fInot\fP involve the sending of the protocol-
+specific request that triggers a transfer.
+
+See also the TIMES overview in the \fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP man page.
+.SH PROTOCOLS
+All
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.nf
+curl = curl_easy_init();
+if(curl) {
+ double pretransfer;
+ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
+ res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+ if(CURLE_OK == res) {
+ res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, &pretransfer);
+ if(CURLE_OK == res) {
+ printf("Time: %.1f", pretransfer);
+ }
+ }
+ /* always cleanup */
+ curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+}
+.fi
+.SH AVAILABILITY
+Added in 7.4.1
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR curl_easy_getinfo "(3), " curl_easy_setopt "(3), " CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME_T "(3)"