MEMORY(3)		 BSD Library Functions Manual		     MEMORY(3)

NAME
     malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca — general memory allocation opera‐
     tions

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>

     void *
     malloc(size_t size);

     void
     free(void *ptr);

     void *
     realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);

     void *
     calloc(size_t nelem, size_t elsize);

     void *
     alloca(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION
     These functions allocate and free memory for the calling process.	They
     are described in the individual manual pages.

SEE ALSO
     calloc(3), free(3), malloc(3), realloc(3), alloca(3),

STANDARDS
     These functions, with the exception of alloca() conform to ANSI
     X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).

4th Berkeley Distribution	 June 4, 1993	     4th Berkeley Distribution

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