curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE.md
Daniel Stenberg e694c8284a
docs/libcurl/opts: clarify the return values
Expand a little.

- mention the type name of the return code
- avoid stating which exact return codes that might be returned, as that
  varies over time, builds and conditions
- avoid stating some always return OK
- refer to the manpage documenting all the return codes

Closes #15900
2025-01-02 17:13:33 +01:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES (3)
- CURLOPT_SSH_PRIVATE_KEYFILE (3)
Protocol:
- SFTP
- SCP
Added-in: 7.16.1
---
# NAME
CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE - public key file for SSH auth
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE,
char *filename);
~~~
# DESCRIPTION
Pass a char pointer pointing to a *filename* for your public key. If not used,
libcurl defaults to **$HOME/.ssh/id_dsa.pub** if the HOME environment variable
is set, and just "id_dsa.pub" in the current directory if HOME is not set.
If NULL (or an empty string) is passed to this option, libcurl passes no
public key to the SSH library, which then rather derives it from the private
key. If the SSH library cannot derive the public key from the private one and
no public one is provided, the transfer fails.
The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this
option.
# DEFAULT
NULL
# %PROTOCOLS%
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "sftp://example.com/file");
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE,
"/home/clarkkent/.ssh/id_rsa.pub");
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}
~~~
# HISTORY
The "" trick was added in 7.26.0
# %AVAILABILITY%
# RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.
CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see
libcurl-errors(3).