NAME

       curl_global_cleanup - global libcurl cleanup

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       void curl_global_cleanup(void);

DESCRIPTION

       This function releases resources acquired by curl_global_init(3).

       You  should call curl_global_cleanup(3) once for each call you make to curl_global_init(3), after you are
       done using libcurl.

       This function is not thread safe. You must not call it when any other  thread  in  the  program  (i.e.  a
       thread  sharing  the  same  memory)  is  running.   This  doesn't just mean no other thread that is using
       libcurl.  Because curl_global_cleanup(3) calls functions of other libraries  that  are  similarly  thread
       unsafe, it could conflict with any other thread that uses these other libraries.

       See  the  description  in  libcurl(3)  of  global environment requirements for details of how to use this
       function.

CAUTION

       curl_global_cleanup(3) does not block waiting for any  libcurl-created  threads  to  terminate  (such  as
       threads  used  for name resolving). If a module containing libcurl is dynamically unloaded while libcurl-
       created threads are still running then your program may crash or other corruption may occur. We recommend
       you  do  not run libcurl from any module that may be unloaded dynamically. This behavior may be addressed
       in the future.

SEE ALSO

       curl_global_init(3), libcurl(3), libcurl-thread(3),