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diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/max-filesize.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/max-filesize.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..998359cf7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/max-filesize.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. +SPDX-License-Identifier: curl +Long: max-filesize +Arg: <bytes> +Help: Maximum file size to download +Protocols: FTP HTTP MQTT +Category: connection +Added: 7.10.8 +Multi: single +See-also: + - limit-rate +Example: + - --max-filesize 100K $URL +--- + +# `--max-filesize` + +Specify the maximum size (in bytes) of a file to download. If the file +requested is larger than this value, the transfer does not start and curl +returns with exit code 63. + +A size modifier may be used. For example, Appending 'k' or 'K' counts the +number as kilobytes, 'm' or 'M' makes it megabytes, while 'g' or 'G' makes it +gigabytes. Examples: 200K, 3m and 1G. (Added in 7.58.0) + +**NOTE**: before curl 8.4.0, when the file size is not known prior to +download, for such files this option has no effect even if the file transfer +ends up being larger than this given limit. + +Starting with curl 8.4.0, this option aborts the transfer if it reaches the +threshold during transfer. |