---
name: "CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "curl"
version: "8.23.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE"
---

# CURLOPT\_POSTQUOTE(3)

(S)FTP commands to run after the transfer

## NAME

CURLOPT\_POSTQUOTE - (S)FTP commands to run after the transfer

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE,
                          struct curl_slist *cmds);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer to a linked list of FTP or SFTP commands to pass to the server after your FTP transfer request. The commands are only issued if no error occur. The linked list should be a fully valid list of struct curl\_slist structs properly filled in as described for *[CURLOPT\_QUOTE(3)](/CURLOPT_QUOTE/3.md)*.

Using this option multiple times makes the last set list override the previous ones. Set it to NULL to disable its use again.

libcurl does not copy the list, it needs to be kept around until after the transfer has completed.

## DEFAULT

NULL

## PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects ftp and sftp

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl;
  struct curl_slist *cmdlist = NULL;
  cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "RNFR source-name");
  cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "RNTO new-name");
  curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode result;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/foo.bin");
    /* pass in the FTP commands to run after the transfer */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE, cmdlist);
    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
  curl_slist_free_all(cmdlist);
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.1

## RETURN VALUE

*[curl\_easy\_setopt(3)](/curl_easy_setopt/3.md)* returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE\_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see *[libcurl-errors(3)](/libcurl-errors/3.md)*.

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_PREQUOTE**(3)](/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_QUOTE**(3)](/CURLOPT_QUOTE/3.md)