NAME

       freechain - free a chain_list

SYNOPSYS

       #include "mut.h"
       void freechain(pt)
       chain_list ∗pt;

PARAMETER

       pt                  Pointer to the chain list to be freed

DESCRIPTION

       freechain  frees  the  chain_list  pointed to by pt.  All the elements of the list are put
       back in the list of free blocks.

EXAMPLE

       #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);
       }

SEE ALSO

       mbk(1), chain(3), addchain(3), delchain(3).