     allocate_buffer(3)     MudOS (5 Sep 1994)      allocate_buffer(3)
     NAME
          allocate_buffer() - allocate a buffer
     SYNOPSIS
          buffer allocate_buffer( int size );
     DESCRIPTION
          Allocate a buffer of <size> elements.  The number of
          elements must be >= 0 and not bigger than a system maximum
          (usually ~10000).  All elements are initialized to 0.
     SEE ALSO
          bufferp(3), read_buffer(3), write_buffer(3), sizeof(3),
          to_int(3)
     AUTHOR
          Truilkan
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