---
name: "CURLOPT_PREQUOTE"
section: "3"
platform: "macos"
package: "curl"
version: "166.0.0.0.1"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CURLOPT_PREQUOTE"
---

# CURLOPT\_PREQUOTE(3)

commands to run before an FTP transfer

## NAME

CURLOPT\_PREQUOTE - commands to run before an FTP transfer

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a pointer to a linked list of FTP commands to pass to the server after the transfer type is set. 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)*. Disable this operation again by setting a NULL to this option.

These commands are not performed when a directory listing is performed, only for file transfers.

While *[CURLOPT\_QUOTE(3)](/CURLOPT_QUOTE/3.md)* and *[CURLOPT\_POSTQUOTE(3)](/CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE/3.md)* work for SFTP, this option does not.

## DEFAULT

NULL

## PROTOCOLS

FTP

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  struct curl_slist *cmdlist = NULL;
  cmdlist = curl_slist_append(cmdlist, "SYST");
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode res;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/foo.bin");
    /* pass in the FTP commands to run */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PREQUOTE, cmdlist);
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Along with the protocol support

## RETURN VALUE

Returns CURLE\_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE\_UNKNOWN\_OPTION if not.

## SEE ALSO

[**CURLOPT\_POSTQUOTE**(3)](/CURLOPT_POSTQUOTE/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_QUOTE**(3)](/CURLOPT_QUOTE/3.md)