curl_global_cleanup
Section: libcurl Manual (3)
Updated: November 05, 2020
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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),