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  22. .TH curl_free 3 "12 Aug 2003" "libcurl 7.10" "libcurl Manual"
  23. .SH NAME
  24. curl_free - reclaim memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call
  25. .SH SYNOPSIS
  26. .B #include <curl/curl.h>
  27. .sp
  28. .BI "void curl_free( char *" ptr " );"
  29. .ad
  30. .SH DESCRIPTION
  31. curl_free reclaims memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call. Use
  32. \fIcurl_free(3)\fP instead of free() to avoid anomalies that can result from
  33. differences in memory management between your application and libcurl.
  34. Passing in a NULL pointer in \fIptr\fP will make this function return
  35. immediately with no action.
  36. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  37. .BR curl_easy_unescape "(3), " curl_easy_escape "(3) "