CALLOC(3)                 OpenBSD Programmer's Manual                CALLOC(3)

NAME
     calloc - allocate clean memory (zero initialized space)



SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>

     void *
     calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);

DESCRIPTION
     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.

RETURN VALUES
     The calloc() function returns a pointer to the allocated space if suc-
     cessful; otherwise a null pointer is returned.

SEE ALSO
     free(3),  malloc(3),  realloc(3)

STANDARDS
     The calloc() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

OpenBSD 2.6                      June 29, 1991                               1