---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Short: 6
Long: ipv6
Tags: Versions
Protocols:
Added: 7.10.8
Mutexed: ipv4
Requires:
Help: Resolve names to IPv6 addresses
Category: connection dns
Multi: mutex
See-also:
  - http1.1
  - http2
Example:
  - --ipv6 $URL
---

# `--ipv6`

This option tells curl to use IPv6 addresses only when resolving host names,
and not for example try IPv4.