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.TH CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT 3 "2024-04-03" libcurl
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT \- account info for FTP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, char *account);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a null\-terminated string (or NULL to disable). When an FTP
server asks for "account data" after username and password has been provided,
this data is sent off using the ACCT command.

The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this
option.
.SH DEFAULT
NULL
.SH PROTOCOLS
FTP
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/foo.bin");

    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, "human-resources");

    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);

    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.13.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or
CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR CURLOPT_PASSWORD (3),
.BR CURLOPT_USERNAME (3)