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.TH "IEEE1284_FREE_PORTS" 3 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
ieee1284_free_ports \- safely deallocate a port list
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <ieee1284\&.h>
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void\ \fBieee1284_free_ports\fR\ (struct\ parport_list
	\ \ \ \ \ \ *\fIlist\fR);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
When the port list will no longer be used, the program should call \fBieee1284_free_ports\fR giving it a pointer to the parport_list structure that holds the list of ports returned by \fBieee1284_find_ports\fR(3)\&. The ports are reference counted with the \fBieee1284_open\fR and \fBieee1284_close\fR functions, and so the port list may be freed even if it contains pointers to ports that are still open\&.

.SH AUTHOR
Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat\&.com>.