curl/docs/libcurl/curl_free.md
Daniel Stenberg e3fe020089
docs/libcurl: generate PROTOCOLS from meta-data
Remove the PROTOCOLS section from the source files completely and
instead generate them based on the header data in the curldown files.

It also generates TLS backend information for options marked for TLS as
protocol.

Closes #13175
2024-03-23 18:13:03 +01:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: curl_free
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- curl_easy_escape (3)
- curl_easy_unescape (3)
Protocol:
- All
---
# NAME
curl_free - reclaim memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>
void curl_free(void *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* makes this function return immediately
with no action.
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
int main(void)
{
char *width = curl_getenv("COLUMNS");
if(width) {
/* it was set! */
curl_free(width);
}
}
~~~
# AVAILABILITY
Always
# RETURN VALUE
None