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curl_multi_init 3 "1 March 2002" "libcurl 7.9.5" "libcurl Manual"
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)"