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diff --git a/docs/curl_global_init.3 b/docs/curl_global_init.3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..228cd4c5e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/curl_global_init.3 @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +.\" You can view this file with: +.\" nroff -man [file] +.\" Written by daniel@haxx.se +.\" +.TH curl_global_init 3 "28 May 2001" "libcurl 7.8" "libcurl Manual" +.SH NAME +curl_global_init - Global libcurl initialisation +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B #include <curl/curl.h> +.sp +.BI "CURLcode curl_global_init(void);" +.ad +.SH DESCRIPTION +This function should 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. + +You must however \fBalways\fP use the \fIcurl_global_cleanup\fP function, as +that cannot be called automatically for you by libcurl. +.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. + |