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

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NAME

13       if_freenameindex — free memory allocated by if_nameindex
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SYNOPSIS

16       #include <net/if.h>
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18       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
24       application 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‐
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50       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <net_if.h>
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