curl_multi_cleanup - Man Page

#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLMcode curl_multi_cleanup(CURLM *multi_handle);

This function is the opposite of curl_multi_init(3). Cleans up and removes a whole multi stack. It does not free or touch any individual easy handles in any way - they still need to be closed individually, using the usual curl_easy_cleanup(3) way. The order of cleaning up should be:

1 - curl_multi_remove_handle(3) before any easy handles are cleaned up

2 - curl_easy_cleanup(3) can now be called independently since the easy handle is no longer connected to the multi handle

3 - curl_multi_cleanup(3) should be called when all easy handles are removed

Passing in a NULL pointer in multi_handle makes this function return CURLM_BAD_HANDLE immediately with no other action.

Any use of the multi_handle after this function has been called and have returned, is illegal.

This functionality affects all supported protocols

int main(void)
{
  CURLM *multi = curl_multi_init();

  /* when the multi transfer is done ... */

  /* remove all easy handles, then: */
  curl_multi_cleanup(multi);
}

Added in curl 7.9.6

CURLMcode type, general libcurl multi interface error code. On success, CURLM_OK is returned.

curl_easy_cleanup(3), curl_easy_init(3), curl_multi_get_handles(3), curl_multi_init(3)

curl_easy_cleanup(3), curl_multi_add_handle(3), curl_multi_fdset(3), curl_multi_get_handles(3), curl_multi_info_read(3), curl_multi_init(3), curl_multi_perform(3), curl_multi_remove_handle(3), curl_multi_setopt(3), curl_multi_socket(3), curl_multi_socket_action(3), curl_multi_socket_all(3), libcurl-multi(3).