diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_init.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_init.3
index cb695bb05..83f361f4b 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_init.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_init.3
@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 .\" nroff -man [file]
 .\" $Id$
 .\"
-.TH curl_easy_init 3 "1 March 2002" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl Manual"
+.TH curl_easy_init 3 "4 March 2002" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl Manual"
 .SH NAME
-curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl session
+curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl easy session
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <curl/curl.h>
 .sp
 .BI "CURL *curl_easy_init( );"
 .ad
 .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
+This function must be the first function to call, and it returns a CURL easy
+handle that you must use as input to other easy-functions. curl_easy_init
 intializes curl and this call MUST have a corresponding call to
-.I curl_easy_cleanup
-when the operation is complete.
+\fIcurl_easy_cleanup\fP when the operation is complete.
 
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot use the