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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 | 12 |
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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 b/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 index 16af69845..8ecf1b2c3 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/libcurl.3 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" nroff -man [file] .\" $Id$ .\" -.TH libcurl 5 "14 August 2001" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl overview" +.TH libcurl 5 "19 March 2001" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl overview" .SH NAME libcurl \- client-side URL transfers .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ specific man pages for each function mentioned in here. There's also the libcurl-the-guide document for a complete tutorial to programming with libcurl. -libcurl can also be used directly from within your Java, PHP, Perl, Ruby or -Tcl programs as well, look elsewhere for documentation on this! +There are a dozen custom bindings that bring libcurl access to your favourite +language. Look elsewhere for documentation on those. All applications that use libcurl should call \fIcurl_global_init()\fP exactly once before any libcurl function can be used. After all usage of libcurl is complete, it \fBmust\fP call \fIcurl_global_cleanup()\fP. In between those two calls, you can use libcurl as described below. -When using libcurl you init your session and get a handle, which you use as -input to the following interface functions you use. Use \fIcurl_easy_init()\fP -to get the handle. +When using libcurl's "easy" interface you init your session and get a handle, +which you use as input to the easy interface functions you use. Use +\fIcurl_easy_init()\fP to get the handle. You continue by setting all the options you want in the upcoming transfer, most important among them is the URL itself (you can't transfer anything |