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.TH curl_free 3 "12 Aug 2003" "libcurl 7.10" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME
curl_free - reclaim memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <curl/curl.h>
.sp
.BI "void curl_free( char *" ptr " );"
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
curl_free reclaims memory that has been obtained through a libcurl call. Use
curl_free() instead of free() to avoid anomalies that can result from
differences in memory management between your application and libcurl.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.I curl_unescape(3)