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 does not 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.

EXAMPLE

        curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);

        /* use libcurl, then before exiting... */

        curl_global_cleanup();

AVAILABILITY

       Added in 7.8

RETURN VALUE

       None

SEE ALSO

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