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docs/libcurl/curl_easy_cleanup.3

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ curl_easy_cleanup - End a libcurl easy session
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 This function must be the last function to call for an easy session. It is the
-opposite of the \fIcurl_easy_init\fP function and must be called with the same
-\fIhandle\fP as input that the curl_easy_init call returned.
+opposite of the \fIcurl_easy_init(3)\fP function and must be called with the
+same \fIhandle\fP as input that the curl_easy_init call returned.
 
 This will effectively close all connections this handle has used and possibly
 has kept open until now. Don't call this function if you intend to transfer

docs/libcurl/curl_easy_duphandle.3

@@ -14,20 +14,18 @@ curl_easy_duphandle - Clone a libcurl session handle
 This function will return a new curl handle, a duplicate, using all the
 options previously set in the input curl \fIhandle\fP. Both handles can
 subsequently be used independently and they must both be freed with
-\fIcurl_easy_cleanup()\fP.
+\fIcurl_easy_cleanup(3)\fP.
 
 All strings that the input handle has been told to point to (as opposed to
-copy) with previous calls to \fIcurl_easy_setopt\fP using char * inputs, will
-be pointed to by the new handle as well. You must therefore make sure to keep
-the data around until both handles have been cleaned up.
+copy) with previous calls to \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP using char * inputs,
+will be pointed to by the new handle as well. You must therefore make sure to
+keep the data around until both handles have been cleaned up.
 
 The new handle will \fBnot\fP inherit any state information, no connections,
 no SSL sessions and no cookies.
 
 \fBNote\fP that even in multi-threaded programs, this function must be called
 in a synchronous way, the input handle may not be in use when cloned.
-
-This function was added in libcurl 7.9.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and no valid handle was
 returned.

docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3

@@ -85,25 +85,25 @@ than one request if FOLLOWLOCATION is true.
 .IP CURLINFO_SSL_VERIFYRESULT
 Pass a pointer to a long to receive the result of the certification
 verification that was requested (using the CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER option to
-curl_easy_setopt). (Added in 7.4.2)
+\fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP).
 .IP CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_DOWNLOAD
 Pass a pointer to a double to receive the content-length of the download. This
-is the value read from the Content-Length: field.  (Added in 7.6.1)
+is the value read from the Content-Length: field.
 .IP CURLINFO_CONTENT_LENGTH_UPLOAD
 Pass a pointer to a double to receive the specified size of the upload.
 .IP CURLINFO_CONTENT_TYPE
 Pass a pointer to a 'char *' to receive the content-type of the downloaded
 object. This is the value read from the Content-Type: field. If you get NULL,
 it means that the server didn't send a valid Content-Type header or that the
-protocol used doesn't support this.  (Added in 7.9.4)
+protocol used doesn't support this.
 .IP CURLINFO_PRIVATE
 Pass a pointer to a 'char *' to receive the pointer to the private data
 associated with the curl handle (set with the CURLOPT_PRIVATE option to
-curl_easy_setopt). (Added in 7.10.3)
+\fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP). (Added in 7.10.3)
 .IP CURLINFO_HTTPAUTH_AVAIL
 Pass a pointer to a long to receive a bitmask indicating the authentication
 method(s) available. The meaning of the bits is explained in the
-CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH option for curl_easy_setopt.  (Added in 7.10.8)
+CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH option for \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP.  (Added in 7.10.8)
 .IP CURLINFO_PROXYAUTH_AVAIL
 Pass a pointer to a long to receive a bitmask indicating the authentication
 method(s) available for your proxy athentication.  (Added in 7.10.8)
@@ -112,5 +112,3 @@ If the operation was successful, CURLE_OK is returned. Otherwise an
 appropriate error code will be returned.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR curl_easy_setopt "(3)"
-.SH BUGS
-Surely there are some, you tell me!

docs/libcurl/curl_easy_init.3

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl easy session
 .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.
+intializes 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

docs/libcurl/curl_easy_perform.3

@@ -8,31 +8,26 @@ curl_easy_perform - Perform a file transfer
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <curl/curl.h>
 .sp
-.BI "CURLcode curl_easy_perform(CURL *" handle ");
+.BI "CURLcode curl_easy_perform(CURL *" handle ");"
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-This function is called after the init and all the curl_easy_setopt() calls
-are made, and will perform the transfer as described in the options.
-It must be called with the same
+This function is called after the init and all the \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP
+calls are made, and will perform the transfer as described in the options.  It
+must be called with the same
 .I handle
 as input as the curl_easy_init call returned.
 
-libcurl version 7.7 or later (for older versions see below): You can do any
-amount of calls to curl_easy_perform() while using the same handle. If you
-intend to transfer more than one file, you are even encouraged to do
-so. libcurl will then attempt to re-use the same connection for the following
-transfers, thus making the operations faster, less CPU intense and using less
-network resources. Just note that you will have to use
-.I curl_easy_setopt
-between the invokes to set options for the following curl_easy_perform.
+You can do any amount of calls to \fIcurl_easy_perform(3)\fP while using the
+same handle. If you intend to transfer more than one file, you are even
+encouraged to do so. libcurl will then attempt to re-use the same connection
+for the following transfers, thus making the operations faster, less CPU
+intense and using less network resources. Just note that you will have to use
+\fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP between the invokes to set options for the following
+curl_easy_perform.
 
 You must never call this function simultaneously from two places using the
 same handle. Let the function return first before invoking it another time. If
 you want parallel transfers, you must use several curl handles.
-
-Before libcurl version 7.7: You are only allowed to call this function once
-using the same handle. If you want to do repeated calls, you must call
-curl_easy_cleanup and curl_easy_init again first.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 0 means everything was ok, non-zero means an error occurred as
 .I <curl/curl.h>
@@ -42,5 +37,4 @@ there will be a readable error message in the error buffer when non-zero is
 returned.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR curl_easy_init "(3), " curl_easy_setopt "(3), "
-.SH BUGS
-Surely there are some, you tell me!
+

docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ you must change them between the transfers.
 \fBNOTE:\fP strings passed to libcurl as 'char *' arguments, will not be
 copied by the library. Instead you should keep them available until libcurl no
 longer needs them. Failing to do so will cause very odd behavior or even
-crashes. libcurl will need them until you call curl_easy_cleanup() or you set
-the same option again to use a different pointer.
+crashes. libcurl will need them until you call \fIcurl_easy_cleanup(3)\fP or
+you set the same option again to use a different pointer.
 
 The \fIhandle\fP is the return code from a \fIcurl_easy_init(3)\fP or
 \fIcurl_easy_duphandle(3)\fP call.
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ user.
 .IP CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE
 Pass a char * as parameter, pointing to a zero terminated string containing
 the full path name to the file you want libcurl to use as .netrc file. If this
-option is omitted, and CURLOPT_NETRC is set, libcurl will attempt to find the
-a .netrc file in the current user's home directory. (Added in 7.10.9)
+option is omitted, and \fICURLOPT_NETRC\fP is set, libcurl will attempt to
+find the a .netrc file in the current user's home directory. (Added in 7.10.9)
 .IP CURLOPT_USERPWD
 Pass a char * as parameter, which should be [user name]:[password] to use for
 the connection. Use \fICURLOPT_HTTPAUTH\fP to decide authentication method.
@@ -544,10 +544,10 @@ cookies for this session, so if you for example follow a location it will make
 matching cookies get sent accordingly.
 
 \fBNOTE:\fP If the cookie jar file can't be created or written to (when the
-curl_easy_cleanup() is called), libcurl will not and cannot report an error
-for this. Using \fICURLOPT_VERBOSE\fP or \fICURLOPT_DEBUGFUNCTION\fP will get
-a warning to display, but that is the only visible feedback you get about this
-possibly lethal situation.
+\fIcurl_easy_cleanup(3)\fP is called), libcurl will not and cannot report an
+error for this. Using \fICURLOPT_VERBOSE\fP or \fICURLOPT_DEBUGFUNCTION\fP
+will get a warning to display, but that is the only visible feedback you get
+about this possibly lethal situation.
 .IP CURLOPT_COOKIESESSION
 Pass a long set to non-zero to mark this as a new cookie "session". It will
 force libcurl to ignore all cookies it is about to load that are "session
@@ -914,8 +914,8 @@ support only works for FTP.
 .IP CURLOPT_PRIVATE
 Pass a char * as parameter, pointing to data that should be associated with
 this curl handle.  The pointer can subsequently be retrieved using
-\fIcurl_easy_getinfo\fP with the CURLINFO_PRIVATE option. libcurl itself does
-nothing with this data. (Added in 7.10.3)
+\fIcurl_easy_getinfo(3)\fP with the CURLINFO_PRIVATE option. libcurl itself
+does nothing with this data. (Added in 7.10.3)
 .IP CURLOPT_SHARE
 Pass a share handle as a parameter. The share handle must have been created by
 a previous call to \fIcurl_share_init(3)\fP. Setting this option, will make
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ supports the options 'TTYPE', 'XDISPLOC' and 'NEW_ENV'. See the TELNET
 standard for details.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 CURLE_OK (zero) means that the option was set properly, non-zero means an
-error occurred as \fI<curl/curl.h>\fP defines. See the \fIlibcurl-errors.3\fP
+error occurred as \fI<curl/curl.h>\fP defines. See the \fIlibcurl-errors(3)\fP
 man page for the full list with descriptions.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR curl_easy_init "(3), " curl_easy_cleanup "(3), "

docs/libcurl/curl_escape.3

@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ You must curl_free() the returned string when you're done with it.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 A pointer to a zero terminated string or NULL if it failed.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR curl_unescape(), curl_free(), RFC 2396
+.BR curl_unescape(3), curl_free(3), RFC 2396

docs/libcurl/curl_formadd.3

@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ name field in the content header.
 .B CURLFORM_BUFFERPTR
 followed by a pointer to a data area, tells libcurl the address of the buffer
 containing data to upload (as indicated with \fICURLFORM_BUFFER\fP). The
-buffer containing this data must not be freed until after curl_easy_cleanup is
-called.
+buffer containing this data must not be freed until after
+\fIcurl_easy_cleanup(3)\fP is called.
 
 .B CURLFORM_BUFFERLENGTH
 followed by a long with the size of the \fICURLFORM_BUFFERPTR\fP data area,
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ of headers to those libcurl automatically generates. The list must exist while
 the POST occurs, if you free it before the post completes you may experience
 problems.
 
-When you've passed the HttpPost pointer to \fIcurl_easy_setopt\fP (using the
-\fICURLOPT_HTTPPOST\fP option), you must not free the list until after you've
-called \fIcurl_easy_cleanup\fP for the curl handle.
+When you've passed the HttpPost pointer to \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP (using
+the \fICURLOPT_HTTPPOST\fP option), you must not free the list until after
+you've called \fIcurl_easy_cleanup(3)\fP for the curl handle.
 
 See example below.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
@@ -207,6 +207,3 @@ defines.
 .BR curl_easy_setopt "(3), "
 .BR curl_formparse "(3) [deprecated], "
 .BR curl_formfree "(3)"
-.SH BUGS
-Surely there are some, you tell me!
-

docs/libcurl/curl_formfree.3

@@ -12,16 +12,9 @@ curl_formfree - free a previously build multipart/formdata HTTP POST chain
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 curl_formfree() is used to clean up data previously built/appended with
-curl_formadd()/curl_formparse(). This must be called when the data has
-been used, which typically means after the curl_easy_perform() has
-been called.
+\fIcurl_formadd(3)\fP. This must be called when the data has been used, which
+typically means after the \fIcurl_easy_perform(3)\fP has been called.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 None
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR curl_formparse "(3) [deprecated], "
 .BR curl_formadd "(3) "
-.SH BUGS
-libcurl 7.7.1 and earlier versions does not allow a NULL pointer to be used as
-argument.
-
-

docs/libcurl/curl_free.3

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ curl_free - reclaim memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call
 .BI "void curl_free( char *" ptr " );"
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-curl_free reclaims memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call. 
-Use curl_free() instead of free() to avoid anomalies that can result from differences in memory management between your application and libcurl.
+curl_free reclaims memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call.  Use
+curl_free() instead of free() to avoid anomalies that can result from
+differences in memory management between your application and libcurl.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.I curl_unescape()
+.I curl_unescape(3)

docs/libcurl/curl_getdate.3

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Originally written by Steven M. Bellovin <smb@research.att.com> while at the
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Later tweaked by a couple of
 people on Usenet.  Completely overhauled by Rich $alz <rsalz@bbn.com> and Jim
 Berets <jberets@bbn.com> in August, 1990.
+
+It has been modified extensively since imported to curl.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR 
-.SH BUGS
-Surely there are some, you tell me!
+.BR GNU date(1)

docs/libcurl/curl_getenv.3

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ curl_getenv - return value for environment name
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <curl/curl.h>
 .sp
-.BI "char *curl_getenv(const char *" name ");
+.BI "char *curl_getenv(const char *" name ");"
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 curl_getenv() is a portable wrapper for the getenv() function, meant to
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ systems libcurl builds on (including win32).
 If successful, curl_getenv() returns a pointer to the value of the specified
 environment. The memory it refers to is malloc()ed why the application must
 free() this when the data has completed to serve its purpose. When
-.I curl_getenv()
+.I curl_getenv(3)
 fails to find the specified name, it returns a null pointer.
 .SH NOTE
 Under unix operating systems, there isn't any point in returning an allocated
@@ -27,6 +27,3 @@ unix implementation thus have to suffer slightly from the drawbacks of other
 systems.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR getenv "(3C), "
-.SH BUGS
-Surely there are some, you tell me!
-

docs/libcurl/curl_global_cleanup.3

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH curl_global_cleanup 3 "28 May 2001" "libcurl 7.8" "libcurl Manual"
 .SH NAME
-curl_global_cleanup - Global libcurl cleanup
+curl_global_cleanup - global libcurl cleanup
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <curl/curl.h>
 .sp
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ curl_global_cleanup must be called once (no matter how many threads or libcurl
 sessions that'll be used) by every application that uses libcurl, after all
 uses of libcurl is complete.
 
-This is the opposite of \fIcurl_global_init\fP.
+This is the opposite of \fIcurl_global_init(3)\fP.
 
 Not calling this function may result in memory leaks.
-
-This function was added in libcurl 7.8.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR curl_global_init "(3), "
-.SH BUGS
-None?
 

docs/libcurl/curl_global_init.3

@@ -14,18 +14,17 @@ curl_global_init - Global libcurl initialisation
 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.
+If this function hasn't been invoked when \fIcurl_easy_init(3)\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.
+You must however \fBalways\fP use the \fIcurl_global_cleanup(3)\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
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ Initialize everything possible. This sets all known bits.
 Initialize SSL
 .TP
 .B CURL_GLOBAL_WIN32
-Initialize the Win32 socket libraries. (added in libcurl 7.8.1)
+Initialize the Win32 socket libraries.
 .TP
 .B CURL_GLOBAL_NOTHING
 Initialise nothing extra. This sets no bit.
@@ -44,6 +43,5 @@ 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.
+
 

docs/libcurl/curl_slist_append.3

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ the new list is returned from this function. The specified \fIstring\fP has
 been appended when this function returns. curl_slist_append() copies the
 string.
 
-The list should be freed again (after usage) with \fBcurl_slist_free_all()\fP.
+The list should be freed again (after usage) with
+\fBcurl_slist_free_all(3)\fP.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 A null pointer is returned if anything went wrong, otherwise the new list
 pointer is returned.
@@ -34,6 +35,3 @@ pointer is returned.
  curl_slist_free_all(slist); /* free the list again */
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR curl_slist_free_all "(3), "
-.SH BUGS
-None.
-

docs/libcurl/curl_slist_free_all.3

@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@ linked list.
 Nothing.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR curl_slist_append "(3), "
-.SH BUGS
-Surely there are some, you tell me!
 

docs/libcurl/curl_unescape.3

@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ You must curl_free() the returned string when you're done with it.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 A pointer to a zero terminated string or NULL if it failed.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.I curl_escape(), curl_free(), RFC 2396
+.I curl_escape(3), curl_free(3), RFC 2396

docs/libcurl/curl_version_info.3

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ field).
 
 \fIversion\fP is just an ascii string for the libcurl version.
 
-\fIversion_num\fP is a 6 digit hexadecimal number created like this: <2 digits
-major number> | <2 digits minor number> | <2 digits patch number>. Version
-7.9.8 is therefore returned as 0x070908.
+\fIversion_num\fP is a 24 bit number created like this: <8 bits major number>
+| <8 bits minor number> | <8 bits patch number>. Version 7.9.8 is therefore
+returned as 0x070908.
 
 \fIhost\fP is an ascii string showing what host information that this libcurl
 was built for. As discovered by a configure script or set by the build