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free(3F)

Name

free - deallocate a region of memory allocated by malloc

Synopsis

subroutine free ( ptr )
pointer ( ptr, x )

Description

free deallocates a region of memory previously allocated by malloc. The region of memory is returned to the memory manager; it is not explicitly available to the user's program.

Files

libfui.a

See also

malloc(3F)