curl_multi_init

Section: libcurl Manual (3)
Updated: 1 March 2002
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NAME

curl_multi_init - create a multi handle  

SYNOPSIS

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLM *curl_multi_init( );  

DESCRIPTION

This function returns a CURLM handle to be used as input to all the other multi-functions, sometimes referred to as a multi handle in some places in the documentation. This init call MUST have a corresponding call to curl_multi_cleanup(3) when the operation is complete.  

RETURN VALUE

If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot use the other curl functions.  

SEE ALSO

curl_multi_cleanup(3),curl_global_init(3),curl_easy_init(3)