CURLINFO\_FTP\_ENTRY\_PATH(3) Library Functions Manual CURLINFO\_FTP\_ENTRY\_PATH(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

CURLINFO\_FTP\_ENTRY\_PATH - entry path in FTP server

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

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

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Pass a pointer to a char pointer to receive a pointer to a string holding the path of the entry path. That is the initial path libcurl ended up in when logging on to the remote FTP or SFTP server. This stores a NULL as pointer if something is wrong.

The **path** pointer is NULL or points to private memory. You **must not** free it. The memory gets freed automatically when you call [*curl\_easy\_cleanup(3)*](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_cleanup.3) on the corresponding curl handle.

# [PROTOCOLS](#PROTOCOLS)

This functionality affects ftp and sftp

# [EXAMPLE](#EXAMPLE)

```
int main(void)
{


  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();


  if(curl) {


    CURLcode result;


    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com");


    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);


    if(result == CURLE_OK) {


      /* extract the entry path */


      char *ep = NULL;


      result = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_FTP_ENTRY_PATH, &ep);


      if(!result && ep) {


        printf("Entry path was: %s\n", ep);


      }


    }


    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);


  }
}
```

# [HISTORY](#HISTORY)

Works for SFTP since 7.21.4

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

Added in curl 7.15.4

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

[*curl\_easy\_getinfo(3)*](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_getinfo.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)

[**curl\_easy\_getinfo**(3)](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_getinfo.3), [**curl\_easy\_setopt**(3)](/man/os/curl/curl_easy_setopt.3)

2026-10-14 libcurl

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Document: CURLINFO_FTP_ENTRY_PATH(3) from curl 8.23.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/curl/curl.git