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 curl_free 3 "October 25, 2021" "libcurl 7.80.0" "libcurl Manual"
 NAME
curl_free - reclaim memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call
 SYNOPSIS
 #include <curl/curl.h>  "void curl_free( char *" ptr " );"  DESCRIPTION
curl_free reclaims memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call. Use
curl_free(3) instead of free() to avoid anomalies that can result from
differences in memory management between your application and libcurl.
Passing in a NULL pointer in ptr will make this function return
immediately with no action.
 EXAMPLE
 char *width = curl_getenv("COLUMNS");
 if(width) {
 /* it was set! */
 curl_free(width);
 }
 AVAILABILITY
Always
 RETURN VALUE
None
 "SEE ALSO"
 curl_easy_unescape "(3), " curl_easy_escape "(3) "