---
name: "CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT"
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_QUICK_EXIT"
---

# CURLOPT\_QUICK\_EXIT(3)

allow libcurl to exit quickly

## NAME

CURLOPT\_QUICK\_EXIT - allow libcurl to exit quickly

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT,
                          long value);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Pass a long as a parameter, 1L meaning that when recovering from a timeout, libcurl should skip lengthy cleanups that are intended to avoid all kinds of leaks (threads etc.), as the caller program is about to call exit() anyway. This allows for a swift termination after a DNS timeout for example, by canceling and/or forgetting about a resolver thread, at the expense of a possible (though short-lived) leak of associated resources.

## DEFAULT

0

## PROTOCOLS

This functionality affects all supported protocols

## EXAMPLE

```
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLcode result;
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_QUICK_EXIT, 1L);
    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}
```

## AVAILABILITY

Added in curl 7.87.0

## 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\_FAILONERROR**(3)](/CURLOPT_FAILONERROR/3.md), [**CURLOPT\_RESOLVE**(3)](/CURLOPT_RESOLVE/3.md)