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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