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freeaddrinfo(3)
NAME
  freeaddrinfo - Frees system resources used by an address information
  structure

LIBRARY
  Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)

SYNOPSIS
  #include <netdb.h>

  void freeaddrinfo(
	  struct addrinfo *ai);

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 an addrinfo structure and any dynamic
  storage pointed to by the structure.	The process continues until the
  routine encounters a NULL ai_next pointer.

RELATED INFORMATION
  Functions: endhostent(3), getaddrinfo(3), gai_strerror(3),
  gethostbyaddr(3), sethostent(3).

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

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

  Standards: standards(5).

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