.\" You can view this file with: .\" nroff -man [file] .\" $Id: .\" .TH curl_free 3 "24 Sept 2002" "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(), curl_free()