1ARES_FREE_HOSTENT(3)       Library Functions Manual       ARES_FREE_HOSTENT(3)
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NAME

6       ares_free_hostent - Free host structure allocated by ares functions
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <ares.h>
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11       void ares_free_hostent(struct hostent *host)
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  ares_free_hostent function frees a struct hostent allocated by one
15       of the functions  ares_parse_a_reply(3),  ares_parse_aaaa_reply(3),  or
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NOTES

19       It  is  not  necessary  (and is not correct) to free the host structure
20       passed  to  the  callback  functions   for   ares_gethostbyname(3)   or
21       ares_gethostbyaddr(3).  c-ares will automatically free such host struc‐
22       tures when the callback returns.
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SEE ALSO

25       ares_parse_a_reply(3),                        ares_parse_aaaa_reply(3),
26       ares_parse_ptr_reply(3), ares_parse_ns_reply(3)
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AUTHOR

29       Greg Hudson, MIT Information Systems
30       Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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34                                 23 July 1998             ARES_FREE_HOSTENT(3)