.TH IM_INIT 3 "11 April 1990"
.SH NAME
im_init \- make an IMAGE descriptor
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <vips/vips.h>

IMAGE *im_init( char *filename )
.SH DESCRIPTION
im_init(3) allocates space for an IMAGE descriptor, sets all fields to
initial values, and returns the descriptor. A copy is made of the filename
argument. The IMAGE returned by im_init(3) should be passed to im_close(3) to
free it.

This function is used internally by VIPS and should not be called by users.
.SH SEE ALSO
im_mmapin(3), im_openin(3), im_setbuf(3), im_close(3).
.SH COPYRIGHT
Birkbeck College and the National Gallery (c) 1994
.SH AUTHOR
N. Dessipris \- 11/04/1990
.br
J.Cupitt \- 23/2/94