1FREECHAIN(3)                 MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS                FREECHAIN(3)
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NAME

6       freechain - free a chain_list
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include "mut.h"
10       void freechain(pt)
11       chain_list ∗pt;
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PARAMETER

14       pt                  Pointer to the chain list to be freed
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DESCRIPTION

17       freechain  frees  the chain_list pointed to by pt.  All the elements of
18       the list are put back in the list of free blocks.
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EXAMPLE

21       #include "mut.h"
22       void free_from(c, i) /∗ erase list from ith element ∗/
23       chain_list ∗c;
24       int i;
25       {
26       chain_list ∗t;
27          while (i--)
28             c = c->NEXT;
29          t = c->NEXT, c->NEXT = NULL;
30          freechain(t);
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SEE ALSO

34       mbk(1), chain(3), addchain(3), delchain(3).
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41ASIM/LIP6                       October 1, 1997                   FREECHAIN(3)