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CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_PRETRANSFER_TIME, double *timep);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a double to receive the time, in seconds, it took from the
-start until the file transfer is just about to begin. This includes all
-pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are specific to the particular
-protocol(s) involved. It does \fInot\fP involve the sending of the protocol-
-specific request that triggers a transfer.
+start until the file transfer is just about to begin.
+
+This time-stamp includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that are
+specific to the particular protocol(s) involved. It includes the sending of
+the protocol- specific protocol instructions that triggers a transfer.
When a redirect is followed, the time from each request is added together.