ARES\_FREE\_STRING(3) Library Functions Manual ARES\_FREE\_STRING(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

ares\_free\_string - Free strings allocated by ares functions

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <ares.h>
void ares_free_string(void *str)
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The [*ares\_free\_string(3)*](/man/os/c-ares/ares_free_string.3) function frees a string allocated by an ares function.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**ares\_mkquery**(3)](/man/os/c-ares/ares_mkquery.3) [**ares\_expand\_string**(3)](/man/os/c-ares/ares_expand_string.3)

4 February 2004

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Document: ares_free_string(3) from c-ares 1.34.8-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares