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+.\" Copyright (c) 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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+.\" from: @(#)calloc.3 5.2 (Berkeley) 6/29/91
+.\" $Id: calloc.3,v 1.1 1995/10/18 08:42:17 deraadt Exp $
+.\"
+.Dd June 29, 1991
+.Dt CALLOC 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm calloc
+.Nd allocate clean memory (zero initialized space)
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <stdlib.h>
+.Ft void *
+.Fn calloc "size_t nmemb" "size_t size"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn calloc
+function allocates space for an array of
+.Fa nmemb
+objects, each of whose size is
+.Fa size .
+The space is initialized to all bits zero.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn calloc
+function returns
+a pointer to the
+the allocated space if successful; otherwise a null pointer is returned.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr malloc 3 ,
+.Xr realloc 3 ,
+.Xr free 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn calloc
+function conforms to
+.St -ansiC .