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+.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved 
+.TH "FREE" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
+.\" free 
+.SH NAME
+free \- free allocated memory
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+\fB#include <stdlib.h>
+.br
+.sp
+void free(void *\fP\fIptr\fP\fB);
+.br
+\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fIfree\fP() function shall cause the space pointed to by \fIptr\fP
+to be deallocated; that is, made available for further
+allocation. If \fIptr\fP is a null pointer, no action shall occur.
+Otherwise, if the argument does not match a pointer earlier
+returned by the \fIcalloc\fP(), \fImalloc\fP(),
+\fIposix_memalign\fP(),  \fIrealloc\fP(), or   \fIstrdup\fP()  function,
+or if the space has been deallocated by a call to \fIfree\fP() or
+\fIrealloc\fP(), the behavior is undefined.
+.LP
+Any use of a pointer that refers to freed space results in undefined
+behavior.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.LP
+The \fIfree\fP() function shall not return a value.
+.SH ERRORS
+.LP
+No errors are defined.
+.LP
+\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+.LP
+There is now no requirement for the implementation to support the
+inclusion of \fI<malloc.h>\fP.
+.SH RATIONALE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+.LP
+None.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+\fIcalloc\fP() , \fImalloc\fP() , \fIrealloc\fP() , the Base Definitions
+volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<stdlib.h>\fP
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
+from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
+-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
+Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
+Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
+event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
+The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
+is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
+http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .