1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/booki.c b/booki.c
index eb01ca1..843ed9b 100644
--- a/booki.c
+++ b/booki.c
@@ -514,6 +514,17 @@ void open(char* filepath) {
     }
 }
 
+void free_book(struct Book book) {
+    // any string can be a list of strings
+    struct es* str = book.author.next;
+    struct es* tmp;
+    while (str != NULL) {
+        tmp = str->next;
+        free(str);
+        str = tmp;
+    }
+}
+
 void search(int argc, char* argv[], char* booki_file) {
     struct search_opt search_opts = parse_search_options(argc, argv);
 
@@ -583,6 +594,7 @@ void search(int argc, char* argv[], char* booki_file) {
         } else if (search_opts.edit) {
             write_book(book, fixed_file);
         }
+        free_book(book);
     }
 
     free(data);