realloc
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What is realloc?
realloc is a function used to change the size of a previously allocated memory block. It takes a pointer to an existing memory block and a new size as arguments, then attempts to resize the block while preserving its existing contents. If the current memory location cannot be expanded, it allocates a new block of the requested size, copies the data from the old memory to the new location, frees the old memory, and returns a pointer to the new block.
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It is lesson 70 of 141 in the free C Programming roadmap, in stage 13, Structuring Codebase. If you are new to C Programming, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.