.\"     Title: ieee1284_free_ports
.\"    Author: Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
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.\"      Date: 09/18/2007
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.TH "IEEE1284_FREE_PORTS" "3" "09/18/2007" "" "Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
ieee1284_free_ports \- safely deallocate a port list
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <ieee1284.h>
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.BI "void ieee1284_free_ports(struct\ parport_list\ *" "list" ");"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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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"
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\fBTim Waugh\fR <\&twaugh@redhat.com\&>
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright \(co 2001\-2003 Tim Waugh
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