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curl_global_cleanup(3)              libcurl             curl_global_cleanup(3)

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 thread-safe since libcurl 7.84.0 if
       curl_version_info(3) has the CURL_VERSION_THREADSAFE feature bit set
       (most platforms).

       If this is not thread-safe, you must not call this function 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),

libcurl 8.1.2                   April 26, 2023          curl_global_cleanup(3)