Supported cURL options

Option¹

Parameter²

Notes

--anyauth

--basic

--ciphers

<list of ciphers>

--connect-timeout

<seconds>

Specify a decimal number of seconds.

--continue-at
-C

<offset>

Using "-" for current file size is not supported. Data replaces, not appends to, binary targets.

--cookie
-b

<name=data[;n2=d2]> or <$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 3.

--cookie-jar
-c

<$[$]fmvariable>

Direct file access and "-" are replaced with a FileMaker variable.

--crlf

--data
-d

<data> or @<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 4.

--data-ascii

<data> or @<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 4.

--data-binary

<data> or @<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 4.

--data-raw

<data>

--data-urlencode

<data> or =<data> or @<$[$]fmvariable> or <name>=<data> or <name>@<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 4.

--digest

--disable-eprt

--disable-epsv

--dump-header
-D

<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 3.

--expect100-timeout

<seconds>

Specify a decimal number of seconds.

--fail
-f

--FM-return-container-variable

When Insert From URL targets a variable, use this option to force returned data to be stored as container data.

--FM-text-encoding

<encoding>

Converts text in the options that immediately follow this option from the FileMaker internal character encoding to the specified encoding. Use one of the names defined for the encoding parameter of the TextEncode function.

--form
-F

<name=content> or <name=@$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 4.

--form-string

<name=content>

--ftp-alternative-to-user

<command>

--ftp-create-dirs

--ftp-method

multicwd, nocwd, or singlecwd

Specify one of these methods.

--ftp-pasv

--ftp-port
-P

<interface> or <IP address> or <host name> or -

Append :[start]-[end] to specify a range of ports.

--ftp-pret

--ftp-skip-pasv-ip

--ftp-ssl-ccc

Also sets --ftp-ssl-ccc-mode to passive, if not already set.

--ftp-ssl-ccc-mode

active or passive

Specify one of these modes.

--ftp-ssl-control

--head
-I

--header
-H

<name: value>

Use this option once for each header you specify.

--ignore-content-length

--interface

<name>

--ipv4
-4

--ipv6
-6

--junk-session-cookies
-j

--keepalive-time

<seconds>

Specify an integer number of seconds.

--limit-rate

<speed[b|B|k|K|m|M|g|G]>

Specify an integer followed by an optional unit.

--list-only
-l

--local-port

<num>[-num]

Specify one port or a range of ports.

--location
-L

--location-trusted

--mail-auth

<address>

--mail-from

<address>

--mail-rcpt

<address>

--max-filesize

<bytes>

--max-time
-m

<seconds>

Specify a decimal number of seconds.

--no-compressed

By default, a compressed response is requested. Use this option to disable.

--no-keepalive

By default, keepalive messages are enabled. Use this option to disable.

--noproxy

<host[,host]> or *

--output
-o

<filename>

The filename is used only as an attribute of container data.

--path-as-is

--post301

--post302

--post303

--proxy
-x

<[protocol://][user:password@]proxyhost[:port]>

--proxy-anyauth

--proxy-basic

--proxy-digest

--proxy-header

<name: value>

Use this option once for each header you specify.

--proxy-user
-U

<user:password>

Unlike the curl command-line tool, if the password doesn't exist, FileMaker clients don't ask the user for it.

--proxy1.0

<proxyhost[:port]>

--proxytunnel
-p

--quote
-Q

<command>

Use this option once for each command to the FTP server.

--range
-r

<range>

--raw

--referer
-e

<URL>

Supports ;auto at the end of the URL when used with --location.

--request
-X

<command>

--resolve

<host:port:address>

Use this option once for each resolver you specify.

--show-error
-S

See Handling errors.

--socks4

<host[:port]>

--socks4a

<host[:port]>

--socks5

<host[:port]>

--socks5-hostname

<host[:port]>

--speed-limit
-Y

<speed>

Specify an integer number of bytes per second.

--speed-time
-y

<time>

Specify an integer number of seconds.

--ssl

--ftp-ssl is also supported.

--ssl-reqd

--ftp-ssl-reqd is also supported.

--time-cond
-z

<date expression>

Only supports specifying a cURL-style date expression.

--tr-encoding

--trace

<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 3.

--trace-ascii

<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 3.

--trace-time

--upload-file
-T

<$[$]fmvariable>

See table note 3. Does not support globbing (specifying filenames that match a pattern). For FTP and FTPS, the filename after uploading to the server will be the same as the filename specified at the end of the URL. For all other supported protocols, the filename is the same as specified in the container data; any filename in the URL is ignored.

--use-ascii
-B

--user
-u

<user:password>

Unlike the curl command-line tool, if the password doesn't exist, FileMaker clients don't ask the user for it.

--user-agent
-A

<agent string>