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.TH ARES_DUP 3 "26 May 2009"
.SH NAME
ares_dup \- Duplicate a resolver channel
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <ares.h>
.PP
.B int ares_dup(ares_channel *\fIdest\fP, ares_channel \fIsource\fP)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBares_dup(3)\fP function duplicates an existing communications channel
for name service lookups.  If it returns successfully, \fBares_dup(3)\fP will
set the variable pointed to by \fIdest\fP to a handle used to identify the
name service channel.  The caller should invoke \fIares_destroy(3)\fP on the
handle when the channel is no longer needed.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ares_destroy(3),
.BR ares_init(3),
.BR ares_library_init(3)
.SH AVAILABILITY
ares_dup(3) was added in c-ares 1.6.0
.SH AUTHOR
Daniel Stenberg