1curl_unescape(3)                libcurl Manual                curl_unescape(3)
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NAME

6       curl_unescape - URL decodes the given string
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       char *curl_unescape( char *url, int length );
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DESCRIPTION

14       Obsolete function. Use curl_easy_unescape(3) instead!
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16       This  function  will  convert  the  given URL encoded input string to a
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18       characters  that are URL encoded (%XX where XX is a two-digit hexadeci‐
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21       If the 'length' argument is set to 0, curl_unescape() will use strlen()
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24       You must curl_free() the returned string when you're done with it.
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AVAILABILITY

27       Since  7.15.4, curl_easy_unescape(3) should be used. This function will
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RETURN VALUE

31       A pointer to a zero terminated string or NULL if it failed.
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SEE ALSO

34       curl_easy_escape(3), curl_easy_unescape(3), curl_free(3), RFC 2396
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38libcurl 7.7                      22 March 2001                curl_unescape(3)