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CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT(3)	   Library Functions Manual	   CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT	- wait for multiplexing

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode	curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT, long wait);

DESCRIPTION
       Set  wait  to  1L to tell libcurl to prefer to wait for a connection to
       confirm or deny that it can do multiplexing before continuing.

       When about to perform a new transfer that allows	multiplexing,  libcurl
       checks for existing connections to use. If no such connection exists it
       immediately continues and creates a fresh new connection	to use.

       By setting this option to 1 - and having	CURLMOPT_PIPELINING(3) enabled
       for the multi handle this transfer is associated	with - libcurl instead
       waits  for  the	connection to reveal if	it is possible to multiplex on
       before it continues. This enables libcurl to much better	keep the  num-
       ber of connections to a minimum when using multiplexing protocols.

       With  this  option  set,	 libcurl prefers to wait and reuse an existing
       connection for multiplexing rather than the opposite: prefer to open  a
       new connection rather than waiting.

       The  waiting  time  is as long as it takes for the connection to	get up
       and for libcurl to get the necessary  response  back  that  informs  it
       about its protocol and support level.

DEFAULT
       0 (off)

PROTOCOLS
       This functionality affects http only

EXAMPLE
       int main(void)
       {
	 CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
	 if(curl) {
	   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
	   curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT, 1L);

	   /* now add this easy	handle to the multi handle */
	 }
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Added in	curl 7.43.0

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).

SEE ALSO
       CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS(3),  CURLMOPT_PIPELINING(3), CURLOPT_FOR-
       BID_REUSE(3), CURLOPT_FRESH_CONNECT(3)

libcurl				  2025-06-03		   CURLOPT_PIPEWAIT(3)

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