X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/177f020f122827214159c46dcfe7ded1e3c8d1c3..a37e496eeca84e0ea3fc1c7a95b013541a443cee:/sbr/read_switch_multiword_via_readline.c

diff --git a/sbr/read_switch_multiword_via_readline.c b/sbr/read_switch_multiword_via_readline.c
index fe84b4e0..3d6e8818 100644
--- a/sbr/read_switch_multiword_via_readline.c
+++ b/sbr/read_switch_multiword_via_readline.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ read_switch_multiword_via_readline(char *prompt, struct swit *ansp)
 	add_history(ans);
 	strncpy(ansbuf, ans, sizeof(ansbuf));
 	ansbuf[sizeof(ansbuf) - 1] = '\0';
+        free(ans);
+
 	cpp = brkstring(ansbuf, " ", NULL);
 	switch (smatch(*cpp, ansp)) {
 	    case AMBIGSW:
@@ -58,10 +60,8 @@ read_switch_multiword_via_readline(char *prompt, struct swit *ansp)
 	    	printf(" -%s unknown. Hit <CR> for help.\n", *cpp);
 		continue;
 	    default:
-	    	free(ans);
 		return cpp;
 	}
-	free(ans);
     }
 }