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+.\" You can view this file with:
+.\" nroff -man [file]
+.\" $Id$
+.\"
+.TH curl_global_init 3 "13 Nov 2001" "libcurl 7.9.1" "libcurl Manual"
+.SH NAME
+curl_global_init - Global libcurl initialisation
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <curl/curl.h>
+.sp
+.BI "CURLcode curl_global_init(long " flags ");"
+.ad
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+This function should only be called once (no matter how many threads or
+libcurl sessions that'll be used) by every application that uses libcurl.
+
+If this function hasn't been invoked when \fIcurl_easy_init\fP is called, it
+will be done automatically by libcurl.
+
+The flags option is a bit pattern that tells libcurl exact what features to
+init, as described below. Set the desired bits by ORing the values together.
+
+You must however \fBalways\fP use the \fIcurl_global_cleanup\fP function, as
+that cannot be called automatically for you by libcurl.
+
+Calling this function more than once will cause unpredictable results.
+
+This function was added in libcurl 7.8.
+.SH FLAGS
+.TP 5
+.B CURL_GLOBAL_ALL
+Initialize everything possible. This sets all known bits.
+.TP
+.B CURL_GLOBAL_SSL
+Initialize SSL
+.TP
+.B CURL_GLOBAL_WIN32
+Initialize the Win32 socket libraries. (added in libcurl 7.8.1)
+.TP
+.B CURL_GLOBAL_NOTHING
+Initialise nothing extra. This sets no bit.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+If this function returns non-zero, something went wrong and you cannot use the
+other curl functions.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR curl_global_cleanup "(3), "
+.SH BUGS
+None.
+