---
name: "gnutls_global_deinit"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnutls"
version: "3.8.13-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnutls_global_deinit"
---

# gnutls\_global\_deinit(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_global\_deinit - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/gnutls.h\>**

**void gnutls\_global\_deinit(** *void***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- void

  ## DESCRIPTION

This function deinitializes the global data, that were initialized using **gnutls\_global\_init()**.

Since GnuTLS 3.3.0 this function is no longer necessary to be explicitly called. GnuTLS will automatically deinitialize on library destructor. See **gnutls\_global\_init()** for disabling the implicit initialization/deinitialization.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bugs@gnutls.org\>.\
 Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.\
 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **gnutls** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

- https://www.gnutls.org/manual/