---
name: "buffer_init_free"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libowfat-dev"
version: "0.32-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/buffer_init_free"
---

# buffer\_init\_free(3)

initialize buffer structure

## NAME

buffer\_init\_free - initialize buffer structure

## SYNTAX

**#include \<libowfat/buffer.h\>**

void **buffer\_init\_free**(buffer &*b*,\
                 ssize\_t (\**op*)(int,char\*,size\_t),\
                 int *fd*, char\* *y*, size\_t *ylen*);

## DESCRIPTION

buffer\_init\_free is like buffer\_init except that the memory (*y* is marked to be freed by buffer\_close().

## SEE ALSO

[buffer\_init(3)](/buffer_init/3.md), buffer\_mmap\_read(3), [buffer(3)](/buffer/3.md)