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.TH FREECHAIN 3 "October 1, 1997" "ASIM/LIP6" "MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
freechain \- free a \fBchain_list\fP
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.SH SYNOPSYS
.nf
.if n \{\
.ft B \}
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#include "mut.h"
void freechain(pt)
chain_list \(**pt;
.ft R
.fi
.SH PARAMETER
.TP 20
\fIpt\fP
Pointer to the \fBchain\fP list to be freed
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBfreechain\fP frees the \fBchain_list\fP pointed to by \fIpt\fP.
All the elements of the list are put back in the list of free blocks.
.SH EXAMPLE
.ta 3n 6n 9n 12n 15n 18n 21n
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.if n \{\
.ft B \}
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#include "mut.h"
void free_from(c, i) /\(** erase list from ith element \(**/
chain_list \(**c;
int i;
{
chain_list \(**t;
	while (i--)
		c = c\->NEXT;
	t = c\->NEXT, c\->NEXT = NULL;
	freechain(t);
}
.ft R
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mbk (1),
.BR chain (3),
.BR addchain (3),
.BR delchain (3).


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