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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 b/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 index 597f30519..4cb687d23 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ .\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___ .\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____| .\" * -.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2013, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. +.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2014, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. .\" * .\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which .\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms @@ -29,22 +29,21 @@ specific man pages for each function mentioned in here. There are also the \fIlibcurl-share(3)\fP man page and the \fIlibcurl-tutorial(3)\fP man page for in-depth understanding on how to program with libcurl. -There are more than thirty custom bindings available that bring libcurl access -to your favourite language. Look elsewhere for documentation on those. +There are many bindings available that bring libcurl access to your favourite +language. Look elsewhere for documentation on those. -libcurl has a global constant environment that you must set up and -maintain while using libcurl. This essentially means you call +libcurl has a global constant environment that you must set up and maintain +while using libcurl. This essentially means you call \fIcurl_global_init(3)\fP at the start of your program and -\fIcurl_global_cleanup(3)\fP at the end. See GLOBAL CONSTANTS below -for details. +\fIcurl_global_cleanup(3)\fP at the end. See \fBGLOBAL CONSTANTS\fP below for +details. -To transfer files, you always set up an "easy handle" using -\fIcurl_easy_init(3)\fP for a single specific transfer (in either -direction). You then set your desired set of options in that handle with -\fIcurk_easy_setopt(3)\fP. Options you set with \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP will -be used on every repeated use of this handle until you either call the -function again and change the option, or you reset them all with -\fIcurl_easy_reset(3)\fP. +To transfer files, you create an "easy handle" using \fIcurl_easy_init(3)\fP +for a single individual transfer (in either direction). You then set your +desired set of options in that handle with \fIcurk_easy_setopt(3)\fP. Options +you set with \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP stick. They will be used on every +repeated use of this handle until you either change the option, or you reset +them all with \fIcurl_easy_reset(3)\fP. To actually transfer data you have the option of using the "easy" interface, or the "multi" interface. @@ -98,6 +97,8 @@ Unix-like operating system that ship libcurl as part of their distributions often don't provide the curl-config tool, but simply install the library and headers in the common path for this purpose. +Many Linux and similar sytems use pkg-config to provide build and link options +about libraries and libcurl supports that as well. .SH "LIBCURL SYMBOL NAMES" All public functions in the libcurl interface are prefixed with 'curl_' (with a lowercase c). You can find other functions in the library source code, but @@ -115,8 +116,8 @@ several threads. libcurl is thread-safe and can be used in any number of threads, but you must use separate curl handles if you want to use libcurl in more than one thread simultaneously. -The global environment functions are not thread-safe. See GLOBAL CONSTANTS -below for details. +The global environment functions are not thread-safe. See \fBGLOBAL +CONSTANTS\fP below for details. .SH "PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS" Persistent connections means that libcurl can re-use the same connection for |