curl_easy_init(3)

NAME

       curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl easy session

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURL *curl_easy_init( );

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 MUST have a corresponding
       call to curl_easy_cleanup(3) when the operation is complete.

RETURN VALUE

       If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot  use
       the other curl functions.

SEE ALSO

       curl_easy_cleanup(3), curl_global_init(3), curl_easy_reset(3)

libcurl 7.8.1                    4 March 2002                curl_easy_init(3)