CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE(3)

NAME
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). The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this option.

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),