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.TH curl_multi_init 3 "1 March 2002" "libcurl" "libcurl"
.SH NAME
curl_multi_init - create a multi handle
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLM *curl_multi_init();
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function returns a pointer to a \fICURLM\fP 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
\fIcurl_multi_cleanup(3)\fP when the operation is complete.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
/* init a multi stack */
multi_handle = curl_multi_init();
/* add individual transfers */
curl_multi_add_handle(multi_handle, http_handle);
curl_multi_add_handle(multi_handle, http_handle2);
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.9.6
.SH RETURN VALUE
If this function returns NULL, something went wrong and you cannot use the
other curl functions.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_multi_cleanup (3),
.BR curl_multi_add_handle (3),
.BR curl_multi_get_handles (3),
.BR curl_global_init (3),
.BR curl_easy_init (3)
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