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.TH curl_easy_init 3 "22 May 2000" "Curl 7.0" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl "easy" session
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <curl/easy.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
intializes curl and this call MUST have a corresponding call to
.I curl_easy_cleanup
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), "
.SH BUGS
Surely there are some, you tell me!