CURLOPT\_EGDSOCKET(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT\_EGDSOCKET(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

CURLOPT\_EGDSOCKET - EGD socket path

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_EGDSOCKET, char *path);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Deprecated option. It serves no purpose anymore.

# [DEFAULT](#DEFAULT)

NULL

# [DEPRECATED](#DEPRECATED)

This option was deprecated in 7.84.0.

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

Added in curl 7.7

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

[*curl\_easy\_setopt(3)*](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_setopt.3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

CURLE\_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see [*libcurl-errors(3)*](/man/os/curl/libcurl-errors.3).

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**CURLOPT\_RANDOM\_FILE**(3)](/man/os/curl/CURLOPT_RANDOM_FILE.3)

2026-09-24 libcurl

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Document: CURLOPT_EGDSOCKET(3) from curl 8.22.0-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/curl/curl.git