.\"allocate a buffer
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allocate_buffer
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allocate_buffer
 
.SH Name
.SI 5
allocate_buffer() - allocate a buffer
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.SH Synopsis
.SI 5
buffer allocate_buffer( int size );
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.SH Description
.SP 5 5
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.
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.SH See also
.SI 5
bufferp(), read_buffer(), write_buffer(), sizeof(), to_int()
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