---
name: "lowdown_metaq_free"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "lowdown"
version: "3.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lowdown_metaq_free"
---

# lowdown\_metaq\_free(3)

free rendered metadata key-value pairs

## NAME

**lowdown\_metaq\_free** – free rendered metadata key-value pairs

## LIBRARY

library “liblowdown”

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/queue.h\>**

**#include \<stdio.h\>**

**#include \<lowdown.h\>**

*void*\

**lowdown\_metaq\_free**(*struct lowdown\_metaq \*q*);

## DESCRIPTION

Frees rendered metadata *q* as created by [lowdown\_buf(3)](/lowdown_buf/3.md), [lowdown\_buf\_diff(3)](/lowdown_buf_diff/3.md), [lowdown\_file(3)](/lowdown_file/3.md), [lowdown\_file\_diff(3)](/lowdown_file_diff/3.md), or the low-level rendering functions.

If *q* is NULL, the function does nothing.

## SEE ALSO

[lowdown(3)](/lowdown/3.md), [lowdown\_doc\_new(3)](/lowdown_doc_new/3.md)