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Work on file usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/free.3

Co-Authored-By: Lynne Greer Jolitz <ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu>
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+.\" Copyright (c) 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
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+.\"
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+.\"     @(#)free.3     5.2 (Berkeley) 6/29/91
+.\"
+.Dd June 29, 1991
+.Dt FREE 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm free
+.Nd free up memory allocated with malloc, calloc or realloc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <stdlib.h>
+.Ft void
+.Fn free "void *ptr"
+.Sh 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
+.Xr calloc ,
+.Xr malloc ,
+or
+.Xr realloc
+function, or if the space has been deallocated by a call to
+.Fn free
+or
+.Xr realloc ,
+general havoc may occur.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn free
+function returns no value.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr calloc 3 ,
+.Xr malloc 3 ,
+.Xr realloc 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn free
+function conforms to
+.St -ansiC .