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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
  ai  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 continues
  until the routine encounters a NULL ai_next pointer.

SEE ALSO
  Functions: connect(2), getaddrinfo(3), gai_strerror(3), gethostbyname(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

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