cURL Errors

cURL Errors 73 — CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_EXISTS

In cURL Errors, code 73 is CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_EXISTS. The official source describes it as “Remote File Exists”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code73
SymbolCURLE_REMOTE_FILE_EXISTS
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Remote File Exists

In plain language

In cURL Errors, code 73 is CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_EXISTS. The official source describes it as “Remote File Exists”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.

Authoritative source

curl/libcurl — Error Codes

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