mention 'easy handle' and not just handle, there will soon be other handles

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.TH curl_easy_init 3 "1 March 2002" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl Manual"

.TH curl_easy_init 3 "4 March 2002" "libcurl 7.8.1" "libcurl Manual"

.SH NAME

curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl session

curl_easy_init - Start a libcurl easy session

.SH SYNOPSIS

.B #include <curl/curl.h>

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.BI "CURL *curl_easy_init( );"

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.SH DESCRIPTION

This function must be the first function to call, and it returns a CURL handle

that you shall use as input to the other easy-functions. The init calls

This function must be the first function to call, and it returns a CURL easy

handle that you must use as input to other easy-functions. curl_easy_init

intializes curl and this call MUST have a corresponding call to

.I curl_easy_cleanup

when the operation is complete.

\fIcurl_easy_cleanup\fP when the operation is complete.

.SH RETURN VALUE

If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot use the