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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>
.sp
.BI "CURL *curl_easy_init( );"
.ad
.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