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.\" **************************************************************************
.TH curl_easy_perform 3 "5 Mar 2001" "libcurl 7.7" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
-curl_easy_perform - Perform a file transfer
+curl_easy_perform - perform a blocking file transfer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <curl/curl.h>
.sp
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ CURLE_OK (0) means everything was ok, non-zero means an error occurred as
defines - see \fIlibcurl-errors(3)\fP. If the \fBCURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER(3)\fP was
set with \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP there will be a readable error message in
the error buffer when non-zero is returned.
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.nf
+CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
+if(curl) {
+ CURLcode res;
+ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
+ res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+ curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+}}
+.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_easy_init "(3), " curl_easy_setopt "(3), "
.BR curl_multi_add_handle "(3), " curl_multi_perform "(3), "