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.\" @(#)malloc.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd January 31, 2010
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.Dt MALLOC 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm reallocf
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.Nd memory reallocation function
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In stdlib.h
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.Ft void *
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.Fn reallocf "void *ptr" "size_t size"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn reallocf
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function is identical to the
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.Fn realloc
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function, except that it
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will free the passed pointer when the requested memory cannot be allocated.
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This is a
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.Fx
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specific API designed to ease the problems with traditional coding styles
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for
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.Fn realloc
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causing memory leaks in libraries.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn reallocf
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function returns a pointer, possibly identical to
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.Fa ptr ,
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to the allocated memory
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if successful; otherwise a
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.Dv NULL
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pointer is returned, and
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.Va errno
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is set to
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.Er ENOMEM
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if the error was the result of an allocation failure.
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The
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.Fn reallocf
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function deletes the original buffer when an error occurs.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr realloc 3
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn reallocf
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function first appeared in
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.Fx 3.0 .
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