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@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ an auxiliary @code{type*} variable and
specify it in as the @code{old} parameter.
Returns zero on and only on success.
-@item @code{xstrdup} [(@code{char* var, const char original}) @arrow{} @code{int}]
+@item @code{xstrdup} [(@code{char* var, const char* original}) @arrow{} @code{int}]
Wrapper for @code{strdup} that
returns zero on and only on success.
@code{original} is duplicate and the
@@ -3951,6 +3951,15 @@ duplicate is stored in the variable
@code{NULL}, @code{var} is set to
@code{NULL} and zero is returned.
+@item @code{xmemdup} [(@code{void* var, const void* original, size_t elements, type}) @arrow{} @code{int}]
+Allocates a pointer of the type @code{type*}
+with room for @code{elements} elements and
+stores the pointer to @code{var}. If successful,
+the content of @code{original} (@code{elements}
+elements of size @code{sizeof(type*)}) is
+copied to @code{var}, and zero is returned.
+On failure, a non-zero value is returned.
+
@item @code{xperror} [(@code{const char* str}) @arrow{} @code{void}]
Invokes @code{perror(str)} if and only if
@code{errno} is non-zero and then sets