
     aaaallllllllooooccccaaaatttteeee____bbbbuuuuffffffffeeeerrrr((((3333))))     MMMMuuuuddddOOOOSSSS ((((5555 SSSSeeeepppp 1111999999994444))))      aaaallllllllooooccccaaaatttteeee____bbbbuuuuffffffffeeeerrrr((((3333))))

     NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
          allocate_buffer() - allocate a buffer

     SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
          buffer allocate_buffer( int size );

     DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
          Allocate a buffer of <size> elements.  The number of
          elements must be >= 0 and not bigger than a system maximum
          (usually ~10000).  All elements are initialized to 0.

     SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
          bufferp(3), read_buffer(3), write_buffer(3), sizeof(3),
          to_int(3)

     AAAAUUUUTTTTHHHHOOOORRRR
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