.\" $Id: curl_easy_init.3,v 1.7 2004/08/17 12:39:10 bagder Exp $ .\" .TH curl_easy_init 3 "4 March 2002" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl Manual" .SH NAME curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl easy session .SH SYNOPSIS .B #include <curl/curl.h> .BI "CURL *curl_easy_init( );" .SH DESCRIPTION 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 initializes curl and this call \fBMUST\fP have a corresponding call to \fIcurl_easy_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_easy_cleanup "(3), " curl_global_init "(3), " curl_easy_reset "(3)"