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1*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker---
2*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerc: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <[email protected]>, et al.
3*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerSPDX-License-Identifier: curl
4*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerLong: retry-max-time
5*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerArg: <seconds>
6*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerHelp: Retry only within this period
7*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerAdded: 7.12.3
8*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerCategory: curl timeout
9*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerMulti: single
10*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerSee-also:
11*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker  - retry
12*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerExample:
13*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker  - --retry-max-time 30 --retry 10 $URL
14*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker---
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16*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker# `--retry-max-time`
17*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker
18*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThe retry timer is reset before the first transfer attempt. Retries are done
19*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Workeras usual (see --retry) as long as the timer has not reached this given
20*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerlimit. Notice that if the timer has not reached the limit, the request is
21*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Workermade and while performing, it may take longer than this given time period. To
22*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerlimit a single request's maximum time, use --max-time. Set this option to zero
23*6236dae4SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerto not timeout retries.
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