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48 <p class="level0"><a name="NAME"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">NAME</h2>
49 <p class="level0">curl_easy_cleanup - End a libcurl easy handle <a name="SYNOPSIS"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SYNOPSIS</h2>
50 <p class="level0"><span Class="bold">#include <curl/curl.h></span>
51 <p class="level0"><span Class="bold">void curl_easy_cleanup(CURL * handle );</span> <a name="DESCRIPTION"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">DESCRIPTION</h2>
52 <p class="level0">This function must be the last function to call for an easy session. It is the opposite of the <a Class="emphasis" href="./curl_easy_init.html">curl_easy_init</a> function and must be called with the same <span Class="emphasis">handle</span> as input that a <a Class="emphasis" href="./curl_easy_init.html">curl_easy_init</a> call returned.
53 <p class="level0">This might close all connections this handle has used and possibly has kept open until now - unless it was attached to a multi handle while doing the transfers. Don't call this function if you intend to transfer more files, re-using handles is a key to good performance with libcurl.
54 <p class="level0">Occasionally you may get your progress callback or header callback called from within <a Class="emphasis" href="./curl_easy_cleanup.html">curl_easy_cleanup</a> (if previously set for the handle using <a Class="emphasis" href="./curl_easy_setopt.html">curl_easy_setopt</a>). Like if libcurl decides to shut down the connection and the protocol is of a kind that requires a command/response sequence before disconnect. Examples of such protocols are FTP, POP3 and IMAP.
55 <p class="level0">Any use of the <span Class="bold">handle</span> after this function has been called and have returned, is illegal. <a Class="emphasis" href="./curl_easy_cleanup.html">curl_easy_cleanup</a> kills the handle and all memory associated with it!
56 <p class="level0">For libcurl versions before 7.17,: after you've called this function, you can safely remove all the strings you've previously told libcurl to use, as it won't use them anymore now. <a name="RETURN"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">RETURN VALUE</h2>
57 <p class="level0">None <a name="EXAMPLE"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">EXAMPLE</h2>
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59 <p class="level0">CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
62 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "<a href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>");
63 res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
64 curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
68 <p class="level0"><a name="SEE"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SEE ALSO</h2>
69 <p class="level0"><a Class="manpage" href="./curl_easy_init.html">curl_easy_init</a>, <span Class="manpage"> </span>
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