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      id="mongoc_init">
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  </info>
  <title>mongoc_init()</title>

  <section id="synopsis">
    <title>Synopsis</title>
    <synopsis><code mime="text/x-csrc"><![CDATA[void
mongoc_init (void);
]]></code></synopsis>
  </section>

  <section id="description">
    <title>Description</title>
    <p>This function should be called at the beginning of every program using the MongoDB C driver. It is responsible for initializing global state such as process counters, SSL, and threading primatives.</p>
    <p>When your process has completed, you should also call <link xref="mongoc_cleanup">mongoc_cleanup</link>.</p>
  </section>

</page>
