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NAME

calloc — allocate clean memory (zero initialized space)

#include <stdlib.h>

void *
calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);

The calloc() function allocates space for an array of nmemb objects, each of whose size is size. The space is initialized to all bits zero.

The calloc() function returns a pointer to the the allocated space if successful; otherwise a null pointer is returned.

The calloc() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).

calloc(3)	allocate clean memory (zero initialized space)
memory, malloc, alloca, calloc, free, realloc(3)	general memory allocation operations