Fail if the connection cannot be established quickly.
Section: Debugging and Diagnostics
Limit connect time
bash
bash
curl --connect-timeout 5 https://example.comExplanation
Separate connect timeout from overall max time.
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Limit total transfer time
Abort the request after a fixed total duration.
Override DNS resolution
Map a hostname and port to a specific IP address.
Redirect one host:port to another
Change where curl connects without changing the URL's host name.