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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
.\"
-.TH cfree 3 2023-07-20 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.TH cfree 3 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7"
.SH NAME
cfree \- free allocated memory
.SH LIBRARY
@@ -11,29 +11,29 @@ Standard C library
.RI ( libc ", " \-lc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
-.PP
+.P
.B "#include <stdlib.h>"
-.PP
+.P
/* In SunOS 4 */
.BI "int cfree(void *" ptr );
-.PP
+.P
/* In glibc or FreeBSD libcompat */
.BI "void cfree(void *" ptr );
-.PP
+.P
/* In SCO OpenServer */
.BI "void cfree(char " ptr [. size " * ." num "], unsigned int " num ", \
unsigned int " size );
-.PP
+.P
/* In Solaris watchmalloc.so.1 */
.BI "void cfree(void " ptr [. elsize " * ." nelem "], size_t " nelem ", \
size_t " elsize );
.fi
-.PP
+.P
.RS -4
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
.BR feature_test_macros (7)):
.RE
-.PP
+.P
.BR cfree ():
.nf
Since glibc 2.19:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ In glibc, the function
is a synonym for
.BR free (3),
"added for compatibility with SunOS".
-.PP
+.P
Other systems have other functions with this name.
The declaration is sometimes in
.I <stdlib.h>
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ Some SCO and Solaris versions have malloc libraries with a 3-argument
.BR cfree (),
apparently as an analog to
.BR calloc (3).
-.PP
+.P
If you need it while porting something, add
-.PP
+.P
.in +4n
.EX
#define cfree(p, n, s) free((p))
.EE
.in
-.PP
+.P
to your file.
-.PP
+.P
A frequently asked question is "Can I use
.BR free (3)
to free memory allocated with
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ or do I need
.BR cfree ()?"
Answer: use
.BR free (3).
-.PP
+.P
An SCO manual writes: "The cfree routine is provided for compliance
to the iBCSe2 standard and simply calls free.
The num and size
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ T{
.BR cfree ()
T} Thread safety MT-Safe /* In glibc */
.TE
-.sp 1
.SH VERSIONS
The 3-argument version of
.BR cfree ()