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diff --git a/docs/curl_global_init.3 b/docs/curl_global_init.3 deleted file mode 100644 index ea8419f49..000000000 --- a/docs/curl_global_init.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -.\" 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. - |