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- <h2 align=center>calloc</h2>
- <h4 align=center>OS/161 Reference Manual</h4>
- <h3>Name</h3>
- calloc - allocate and clear memory
- <h3>Library</h3>
- Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
- <h3>Synopsis</h3>
- #include <stdlib.h><br>
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- void *<br>
- calloc(size_t <em>number</em>, size_t <em>size</em>);
- <h3>Description</h3>
- calloc allocates <em>number</em>*<em>size</em> bytes of memory, zeros
- it, and returns a pointer to it. It is exactly equivalent to
- <A HREF=malloc.html>malloc</A>(<em>number</em>*<em>size</em>) followed
- by <A HREF=bzero.html>bzero</A>.
- <h3>Return Values</h3>
- calloc returns a pointer to the memory allocated. If memory cannot be
- obtained, NULL is returned.
- <h3>See Also</h3>
- <A HREF=malloc.html>malloc</A>,
- <A HREF=realloc.html>realloc</A>,
- <A HREF=free.html>free</A>
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