ALLOCA(3)	       FreeBSD Library Functions Manual 	     ALLOCA(3)

NAME
     alloca - memory allocator

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdlib.h>

     void *
     alloca(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION
     The alloca() function allocates size bytes of space in the stack frame of
     the caller.  This temporary space is automatically freed on return.

RETURN VALUES
     The alloca() function returns a pointer to the beginning of the allocated
     space.  If the allocation failed, a NULL pointer is returned.

SEE ALSO
     brk(2), calloc(3), getpagesize(3), malloc(3), realloc(3)

BUGS
     The alloca() function is machine dependent; its use is discouraged.

FreeBSD 4.8			 June 4, 1993			   FreeBSD 4.8