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curl_global_init - Global libcurl initialisation
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
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<B>#include</B> <B><curl/curl.h></B>
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<B>CURLcode</B> <B>curl_global_init(long</B> <I>flags</I><B>);</B>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
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This function should only be called once (no matter how many
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threads or libcurl sessions that'll be used) by every appli�
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cation that uses libcurl.
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If this function hasn't been invoked when <I>curl</I><B>_</B><I>easy</I><B>_</B><I>init</I> is
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called, it will be done automatically by libcurl.
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The flags option is a bit pattern that tells libcurl exact
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what features to init, as described below. Set the desired
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bits by ORing the values together.
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You must however <B>always</B> use the <I>curl</I><B>_</B><I>global</I><B>_</B><I>cleanup</I> func�
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tion, as that cannot be called automatically for you by
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Calling this function more than once will cause unpre�
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This function was added in libcurl 7.8.
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<B>CURL_GLOBAL_ALL</B>
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Initialize everything possible. This sets all known
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<B>CURL_GLOBAL_SSL</B>
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<B>CURL_GLOBAL_WIN32</B>
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Initialize the Win32 socket libraries. (added in
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<B>CURL_GLOBAL_NOTHING</B>
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Initialise nothing extra. This sets no bit.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
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If this function returns non-zero, something went wrong and
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you cannot use the other curl functions.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
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<B>curl_global_cleanup(3)</B>,
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