freeifaddrs()

Free a network interface address

Synopsis:

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <ifaddrs.h>

void freeifaddrs( struct ifaddrs * ifap );

Arguments:

ifap: A pointer to the linked list of ifaddrs structures to be freed.

Library:

libsocket

Use the -l socket option to qcc to link against this library.

Description:

The freeifaddrs() function frees the dynamically allocated data returned by getifaddrs().

Classification:

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	Yes

Related links

getifaddrs()
Get a network interface address
ifaddrs
Structure that describes an Internet host
ioctl(), ioctl_socket()
Control a device
malloc()
Allocate memory
socket()
Create an endpoint for communication
sysctl()
Get or set information about the socket manager

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