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-rw-r--r--docs/libcurl.34
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/docs/curl_easy_init.3 b/docs/curl_easy_init.3
index 60dd336f4..5c4a8c122 100644
--- a/docs/curl_easy_init.3
+++ b/docs/curl_easy_init.3
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.\" nroff -man [file]
.\" $Id$
.\"
-.TH curl_easy_init 3 "5 March 2001" "libcurl 7.7" "libcurl Manual"
+.TH curl_easy_init 3 "14 August 2001" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl session
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ intializes curl and this call MUST have a corresponding call to
.I curl_easy_cleanup
when the operation is complete.
-On win32 systems, you need to init the winsock stuff manually, libcurl will
-not do that for you. WSAStartup() and WSACleanup() should be used accordingly.
+On win32 systems, if you want to init the winsock stuff manually, libcurl will
+not do that for you. WSAStartup() and WSACleanup() should then be called
+accordingly. If you want libcurl to handle this, use the CURL_GLOBAL_WIN32
+flag in the initial curl_global_init() call.
Using libcurl 7.7 and later, you should perform all your sequential file
transfers using the same curl handle. This enables libcurl to use persistant
@@ -27,6 +29,6 @@ connections where possible.
If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot use the
other curl functions.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR curl_easy_cleanup "(3), "
+.BR curl_easy_cleanup "(3), " curl_global_init "(3)
.SH BUGS
Surely there are some, you tell me!
diff --git a/docs/libcurl.3 b/docs/libcurl.3
index 72cc3bde1..445ee73eb 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl.3
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.\" nroff -man [file]
.\" $Id$
.\"
-.TH libcurl 5 "28 May 2001" "libcurl 7.8" "libcurl overview"
+.TH libcurl 5 "14 August 2001" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl overview"
.SH NAME
libcurl \- client-side URL transfers
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ you to init the winsock stuff before you use the libcurl functions. Details on
this are noted on the curl_easy_init() man page.
(*) = it appears as if users of the cygwin environment get this done
-automatically.
+automatically, also libcurl 7.8.1 and later can handle this for you.
.SH "THREADS"
Never ever call curl-functions simultaneously using the same handle from
several threads. libcurl is thread-safe and can be used in any number of