point out that this describes the easy interface and also make a more

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.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

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