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<strong>MALLOC</strong>
==SYNOPSIS==
#include <stdlib.h>
void * malloc(size_t cnt)
==DESCRIPTION==
<strong>Malloc</strong>() attempts to allocate cnt bytes of memory from
the "heap", the dynamic memory allocation area. If successful, it returns a pointer to the block, otherwise 0
is returned. The memory so allocated may be freed with
<strong>free</strong>(), or changed in size via <strong>realloc</strong>(). <strong>Malloc</strong>()
calls <strong>sbrk</strong>() to obtain memory, and is in turn called by
<strong>calloc</strong>(). <strong>Malloc</strong>() does not clear the memory it
obtains.
==SEE ALSO==
calloc, free, realloc
==SYNOPSIS==
#include <stdlib.h>
void * malloc(size_t cnt)
==DESCRIPTION==
<strong>Malloc</strong>() attempts to allocate cnt bytes of memory from
the "heap", the dynamic memory allocation area. If successful, it returns a pointer to the block, otherwise 0
is returned. The memory so allocated may be freed with
<strong>free</strong>(), or changed in size via <strong>realloc</strong>(). <strong>Malloc</strong>()
calls <strong>sbrk</strong>() to obtain memory, and is in turn called by
<strong>calloc</strong>(). <strong>Malloc</strong>() does not clear the memory it
obtains.
==SEE ALSO==
calloc, free, realloc
