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realloc — reallocation of memory function

#include <stdlib.h>

void *
realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);

The () function changes the size of the object pointed to by ptr to the size specified by size. The contents of the object are unchanged up to the lesser of the new and old sizes. If the new size is larger, the value of the newly allocated portion of the object is indeterminate. If ptr is a null pointer, the realloc() function behaves like the malloc(3) function for the specified size. Otherwise, if ptr does not match a pointer earlier returned by the calloc(3), malloc(3), or realloc() function, or if the space has been deallocated by a call to the free or realloc() function, unpredictable and usually detrimental behavior will occur. If the space cannot be allocated, the object pointed to by ptr is unchanged. If size is zero and ptr is not a null pointer, the object it points to is freed.

The () function returns either a null pointer or a pointer to the possibly moved allocated space.

alloca(3), calloc(3), free(3), malloc(3),

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

4.4BSD-Lite2 April 19, 1994 REALLOC(3)