curl/docs/cmdline-opts/retry-max-time.md
Daniel Stenberg 4d025fd912
curl: make --retry-delay and --retry-max-time accept decimal seconds
Like other time options already do.

Reported-by: Alice Lee Poetics
Fixes #18109
Closes #18111
2025-07-31 08:55:58 +02:00

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Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. curl retry-max-time <seconds> Retry only within this period 7.12.3 curl timeout single
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--retry-max-time 30 --retry 10 $URL

--retry-max-time

The retry timer is reset before the first transfer attempt. Retries are done as usual (see --retry) as long as the timer has not reached this given limit. Notice that if the timer has not reached the limit, the request is made and while performing, it may take longer than this given time period. To limit a single request's maximum time, use --max-time. Set this option to zero to not timeout retries.

Staring in curl 8.16.0, this option accepts a time as decimal number for parts of seconds. The decimal value needs to be provided using a dot (.) as decimal separator - not the local version even if it might be using another separator.