1IF_FREENAMEINDEX(3P)       POSIX Programmer's Manual      IF_FREENAMEINDEX(3P)
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PROLOG

6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       if_freenameindex - free memory allocated by if_nameindex
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <net/if.h>
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17       void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *ptr);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The if_freenameindex() function shall  free  the  memory  allocated  by
22       if_nameindex().  The  ptr argument shall be a pointer that was returned
23       by if_nameindex(). After if_freenameindex() has been called, the appli‐
24       cation shall not use the array of which ptr is the address.
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RETURN VALUE

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ERRORS

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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

47       getsockopt(),  if_indextoname(), if_nameindex(), if_nametoindex(), set‐
48       sockopt(),  the  Base  Definitions  volume   of   IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
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52       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
53       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
54       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
55       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
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57       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
58       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
59       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
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