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curl_multi_init(3)                  libcurl                 curl_multi_init(3)




NAME

       curl_multi_init - create a multi handle


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLM *curl_multi_init();


DESCRIPTION

       This function returns a pointer to 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.


EXAMPLE

       int main(void)
       {
         /* init a multi stack */
         CURLM *multi = curl_multi_init();
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         CURL *curl2 = curl_easy_init();

         /* add individual transfers */
         curl_multi_add_handle(multi, curl);
         curl_multi_add_handle(multi, curl2);
       }


AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.9.6


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_multi_add_handle(3),
       curl_multi_get_handles(3), curl_global_init(3), curl_easy_init(3)


libcurl 8.5.0                  December 4, 2023             curl_multi_init(3)

curl 8.5.0 - Generated Sat Dec 9 08:24:53 CST 2023
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