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authorDima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>2001-07-22 12:07:25 +0000
committerDima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>2001-07-22 12:07:25 +0000
commitb5cf87e26a33fe12c8e2238149b5896b328f7fe2 (patch)
tree3849d872b4b73608feb17809d7fb4d95c0fef6e0 /lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
parent4622ab764ab8a3550702e2699d502d3ddd177c1e (diff)
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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3')
-rw-r--r--lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.316
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
index f80e404c5f6b..589b07f4692d 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.3
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ The ``name'' of the file referenced by the symbolic link named
the value of the environment variable
.Ev MALLOC_OPTIONS ,
and the string pointed to by the global variable
-.Va malloc_options
+.Va malloc_options
will be interpreted, in that order, character by character as flags.
.Pp
Most flags are single letters,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Consult the source for details on this option.
.It V
Attempting to allocate zero bytes will return a NULL pointer instead of
a valid pointer.
-(The default behavior is to make a minimal allocation and return a
+(The default behavior is to make a minimal allocation and return a
pointer to it.)
This option is provided for System V compatibility.
This option is incompatible with the
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ The
and
.Dq Z
options are intended for testing and debugging.
-An application which changes its behavior when these options are used
+An application which changes its behavior when these options are used
is flawed.
.Sh EXAMPLES
To set a systemwide reduction of cache size, and to dump core whenever
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ done by a process.
.Ed
.Pp
A side effect of this architecture is that many minor transgressions on
-the interface which would traditionally not be detected are in fact
-detected. As a result, programs that have been running happily for
+the interface which would traditionally not be detected are in fact
+detected. As a result, programs that have been running happily for
years may suddenly start to complain loudly, when linked with this
allocation implementation.
.Pp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ There are a number of allocation implementations available on the 'Net
which focus on detecting and pinpointing problems by trading performance
for extra sanity checks and detailed diagnostics.
.Sh DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGES
-If
+If
.Fn malloc ,
.Fn calloc ,
.Fn realloc
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ Please report any problems to him at
.Aq phk@FreeBSD.org .
.Sh HISTORY
The present allocation implementation started out as a filesystem for a
-drum attached to a 20bit binary challenged computer which was built
-with discrete germanium transistors. It has since graduated to
+drum attached to a 20bit binary challenged computer which was built
+with discrete germanium transistors. It has since graduated to
handle primary storage rather than secondary.
It first appeared in its new shape and ability in
.Fx 2.2 .