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cURL Debugging, Performance, and Scripting/Limit total transfer time

Abort the request after a fixed total duration.

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Section: Debugging and Diagnostics

Limit total transfer time

bash
bash
curl --max-time 20 https://example.com
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Good for scripts that must not hang forever.

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