NAME

       curl_easy_cleanup - End a libcurl easy handle

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       void curl_easy_cleanup(CURL *handle);

DESCRIPTION

       This  function  must  be  the  last  function  to  call  for  an  easy session. It is the opposite of the
       curl_easy_init(3) function and must be called with the same handle as input that a curl_easy_init(3) call
       returned.

       This might close all connections this handle has used and possibly has kept open until now  -  unless  it
       was  attached  to  a  multi  handle  while doing the transfers. Don't call this function if you intend to
       transfer more files, re-using handles is a key to good performance with libcurl.

       Occasionally  you  may  get  your   progress   callback   or   header   callback   called   from   within
       curl_easy_cleanup(3)  (if  previously  set  for  the  handle  using curl_easy_setopt(3)). Like if libcurl
       decides to shut down the connection and the protocol is  of  a  kind  that  requires  a  command/response
       sequence before disconnect. Examples of such protocols are FTP, POP3 and IMAP.

       Any   use   of  the  handle  after  this  function  has  been  called  and  have  returned,  is  illegal.
       curl_easy_cleanup(3) kills the handle and all memory associated with it!

       Passing in a NULL pointer in handle will make this function return immediately with no action.

OLD TIMES

       For libcurl versions before 7.17,: after you've called this function,  you  can  safely  remove  all  the
       strings you've previously told libcurl to use, as it won't use them anymore now.

RETURN VALUE

       None

EXAMPLE

       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
         CURLcode res;
         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
         res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
       }

SEE ALSO

       curl_easy_init(3),        curl_easy_duphandle(3),        curl_easy_reset(3),       curl_multi_cleanup(3),
       curl_multi_remove_handle(3)

libcurl 7.68.0                                   August 09, 2018                            curl_easy_cleanup(3)