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.TH curl_easy_init 3 "26 September 2000" "Curl 7.0" "libcurl Manual"
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.SH NAME
curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl "easy" session
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <curl/easy.h>
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.BI "CURL *curl_easy_init( );"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
This function must be the first function to call, and it returns a CURL handle
that you shall use as input to the other easy-functions. The init calls
intializes curl and this call MUST have a corresponding call to
.I curl_easy_cleanup
when the operation is complete.
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On win32 systems, you need to init the winsock stuff manually, libcurl will
not do that for you. WSAStartup() and WSACleanup() should be used accordingly.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot use the
other curl functions.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_easy_cleanup "(3), "
.SH BUGS
Surely there are some, you tell me!