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-.TH curl_easy_escape 3 "7 April 2006" "libcurl 7.15.4" "libcurl Manual"
+.TH curl_easy_escape 3 "August 12, 2017" "libcurl 7.59.0" "libcurl Manual"
+
.SH NAME
curl_easy_escape - URL encodes the given string
.SH SYNOPSIS
the input \fIstring\fP to find out the size.
You must \fIcurl_free(3)\fP the returned string when you're done with it.
+.SH ENCODING
+libcurl is typically not aware of, nor does it care about, character
+encodings. \fIcurl_easy_escape(3)\fP encodes the data byte-by-byte into the
+URL encoded version without knowledge or care for what particular character
+encoding the application or the receiving server may assume that the data
+uses.
+
+The caller of \fIcurl_easy_escape(3)\fP must make sure that the data passed in
+to the function is encoded correctly.
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.15.4 and replaces the old \fIcurl_escape(3)\fP function.
.SH RETURN VALUE