curl_multi_init - Man Page
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
/* 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);
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
Referenced By
curl_multi_add_handle(3), curl_multi_cleanup(3), curl_multi_fdset(3), curl_multi_info_read(3), curl_multi_perform(3), curl_multi_remove_handle(3), curl_multi_setopt(3), curl_multi_socket(3), curl_multi_socket_action(3), libcurl-multi(3), libcurl-tutorial(3).
April 26, 2023 libcurl 8.1.1