.\" .TH curl_multi_init 3 "1 March 2002" "libcurl 7.9.5" "libcurl Manual" .SH NAME curl_multi_init - create a multi handle .SH SYNOPSIS .B #include .sp .BI "CURLM *curl_multi_init( );" .ad .SH DESCRIPTION This function returns a CURLM handle to be used as input to all the other multi-functions, sometimes referred to as a multi handle in some places in the documentation. This init call MUST have a corresponding call to \fIcurl_multi_cleanup(3)\fP when the operation is complete. .SH RETURN VALUE If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot use the other curl functions. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR curl_multi_cleanup "(3)," curl_global_init "(3)," curl_easy_init "(3)"