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freeaddrinfo(3)						       freeaddrinfo(3)

NAME
       freeaddrinfo  -	Free  system  resources used by an address information
       structure

SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdb.h>

       void freeaddrinfo(
	       struct addrinfo *ai );

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc)

STANDARDS
       The freeaddrinfo function supports POSIX.1g Draft 6.6.

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page	 for  more  information	 about
       industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS
       Points  to  a  addrinfo structure to be freed.  The netdb.h header file
       defines the addrinfo structure.

DESCRIPTION
       The freeaddrinfo() routine frees one or more  addrinfo  structures  and
       any  dynamic  storage associated with the structures.  The process con‐
       tinues until the routine encounters a NULL ai_next pointer.

SEE ALSO
       Functions:  connect(2),	getaddrinfo(3),	 gai_strerror(3),   gethostby‐
       name(3), getservbyname(3), socket(2).

       Files: hostname(5), resolv.conf(4), svc.conf(4).

       Networks: bind_intro(7), nis_intro(7).

       Standards: standards(5).

       Network Programmer's Guide

							       freeaddrinfo(3)

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