FREE
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NAME
free
- free up memory allocated with malloc, calloc or realloc
SYNOPSIS
Fd #include <stdlib.h>
Ft void
Fn free void *ptr
DESCRIPTION
The
Fn free
function causes the space pointed to by
Fa ptr
to be deallocated, that is, made available
for further allocation.
If
Fa ptr
is a null pointer, no action occurs.
Otherwise, if the argument does not match a pointer earlier
returned by the
calloc,
malloc,
or
realloc
function, or if the space has been deallocated by a call to
Fn free
or
realloc,
general havoc may occur.
RETURN VALUES
The
Fn free
function returns no value.
SEE ALSO
calloc(3),
malloc(3),
realloc(3)
STANDARDS
The
Fn free
function conforms to
St -ansiC .
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUES
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- SEE ALSO
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- STANDARDS
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