ALLOCA(3) BSD Programmer's Manual ALLOCA(3)NAMEalloca - memory allocator
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
void *
alloca(size_t size);
DESCRIPTION
The alloca() function allocates size bytes of space in the stack frame of
the caller. This temporary space is automatically freed on return.
RETURN VALUES
The alloca() function returns a pointer to the beginning of the allocated
space. If the allocation failed, a NULL pointer is returned.
SEE ALSObrk(2), pagesize(2)calloc(3), malloc(3), realloc(3),
BUGS
The alloca() function is machine dependent; its use is discouraged.
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