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authorJakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>2005-12-19 12:11:38 +0000
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 @comment GNU
 @deftypefun {FILE *} open_memstream (char **@var{ptr}, size_t *@var{sizeloc})
 This function opens a stream for writing to a buffer.  The buffer is
-allocated dynamically (as with @code{malloc}; @pxref{Unconstrained
-Allocation}) and grown as necessary.
+allocated dynamically and grown as necessary, using @code{malloc}.
+After you've closed the stream, this buffer is your responsibility to
+clean up using @code{free} or @code{realloc}.  @xref{Unconstrained Allocation}.
 
 When the stream is closed with @code{fclose} or flushed with
 @code{fflush}, the locations @var{ptr} and @var{sizeloc} are updated to