.\" You can view this file with: .\" nroff -man [file] .\" $Id: curl_easy_init.3,v 1.1.1.1 2002/11/26 19:07:44 zarzycki 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> .sp .BI "CURL *curl_easy_init( );" .ad .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 intializes curl and this call MUST have a corresponding call to \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 other curl functions. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR curl_easy_cleanup "(3), " curl_global_init "(3) .SH BUGS Surely there are some, you tell me!