1curl_global_init_mem(3) libcurl Manual curl_global_init_mem(3)
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6 curl_global_init_mem - Global libcurl initialisation with memory call‐
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10 #include <curl/curl.h>
11 CURLcode curl_global_init_mem(long flags,
12 curl_malloc_callback m,
13 curl_free_callback f,
14 curl_realloc_callback r,
15 curl_strdup_callback s,
16 curl_calloc_callback c );
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19 This function works exactly as curl_global_init(3) with one addition:
20 it allows the application to set callbacks to replace the otherwise
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23 If you are using libcurl from multiple threads or libcurl was built
24 with the threaded resolver option then the callback functions must be
25 thread safe. The threaded resolver is a common build option to enable
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27 callback functions thread safe.
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32 void *malloc_callback(size_t size);
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46This function is otherwise the same as curl_global_init(3), please refer to
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57 curl_global_init(3), curl_global_cleanup(3),
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61libcurl 7.66.0 August 11, 2019 curl_global_init_mem(3)