MEMORY(3)
Library Functions Manual
MEMORY(3)
NAME
malloc
,
free
,
realloc
,
calloc
,
alloca
—
general memory allocation operations
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
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
alloca(3)
,
calloc(3)
,
free(3)
,
malloc(3)
,
realloc(3)
STANDARDS
These functions, with the exception of
alloca
() conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C”).
June 4, 1993
NetBSD 5.99