CALLOC
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NAME
calloc
- allocate clean memory (zero initialized space)
SYNOPSIS
Fd #include <stdlib.h>
Ft void *
Fn calloc size_t nmemb size_t size
DESCRIPTION
The
Fn calloc
function allocates space for an array of
Fa nmemb
objects, each of whose size is
Fa size .
The space is initialized to all bits zero.
RETURN VALUES
The
Fn calloc
function returns
a pointer to the
the allocated space if successful; otherwise a null pointer is returned.
SEE ALSO
malloc(3),
realloc(3),
free(3)
STANDARDS
The
Fn calloc
function conforms to
St -ansiC .
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUES
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- STANDARDS
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