libssh2

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.\" Copyright (C) The libssh2 project and its contributors.
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.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
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.TH libssh2_init 3 "19 Mar 2010" "libssh2" "libssh2"
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.SH NAME
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libssh2_init - global library initialization
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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#include <libssh2.h>
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#define LIBSSH2_INIT_NO_CRYPTO 0x0001
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int
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libssh2_init(int flags);
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Initialize the libssh2 functions. This typically initialize the
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crypto library. It uses a global state, and is not thread safe -- you
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must make sure this function is not called concurrently.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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Returns 0 if succeeded, or a negative value for error.
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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Added in libssh2 1.2.5
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR libssh2_exit(3)
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