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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       freelocale — free resources allocated for a locale object
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <locale.h>
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17       void freelocale(locale_t locobj);
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DESCRIPTION

20       The freelocale() function shall cause the  resources  allocated  for  a
21       locale  object  returned  by  a  call to the newlocale() or duplocale()
22       functions to be released.
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24       The behavior is undefined if the locobj argument is the special  locale
25       object LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE or is not a valid locale object handle.
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27       Any  use  of  a  locale object that has been freed results in undefined
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RETURN VALUE

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ERRORS

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36       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

39   Freeing Up a Locale Object
40       The following example shows a code fragment to  free  a  locale  object
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44           #include <locale.h>
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47           /* Every locale object allocated with newlocale() should be
48            * freed using freelocale():
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57           /* ... Use the locale object ... */
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60           /* Free the locale object resources. */
61           freelocale (loc);
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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

73       duplocale(), newlocale(), uselocale()
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75       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <locale.h>
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80       table  Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifi‐
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