NAME
malloc,
free,
realloc,
calloc,
alloca
- general memory allocation operations
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
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 C89'') .