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.TH CURLOPT_APPEND 3 "March 22 2024" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_APPEND \- append to the remote file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_APPEND, long append);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
A long parameter set to 1 tells the library to append to the remote file
instead of overwrite it. This is only useful when uploading to an FTP site.
.SH DEFAULT
0 (disabled)
.SH PROTOCOLS
FTP
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {

    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/dir/to/newfile");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_UPLOAD, 1L);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_APPEND, 1L);

    curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
This option was known as CURLOPT_FTPAPPEND up to 7.16.4
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR CURLOPT_DIRLISTONLY (3),
.BR CURLOPT_RESUME_FROM (3),
.BR CURLOPT_UPLOAD (3)