CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE (3) Linux Manual Page

CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE – set private key file for SSH auth

Synopsis

#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE,
 char *filename);

Description

Pass a char * pointing to a filename for your private key. If not used, libcurl defaults to $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa if the HOME environment variable is set, and just "id_dsa" in the current directory if HOME is not set.

If the file is password-protected, set the password with CURLOPT_KEYPASSWD(3).

Default

As explained above

Protocols

SFTP and SCP

Example

TODO

Availability

Added in 7.16.1

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.

See Also

CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE(3), CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES(3),