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.\" References:
.\" glibc manual and source
the program.
Each item in the array pointed to by
.I buffer
-is of type \fIvoid *\fP, and is the return address from
+is of type
+.IR "void\ *" ,
+and is the return address from
the corresponding stack frame.
The
.I size
does not call
.BR malloc (3),
and so can be employed in situations where the latter function might fail.
-.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+.SH RETURN VALUE
.BR backtrace ()
returns the number of addresses returned in
.IR buffer ,
.BR ld (1),
.BR dlopen (3),
.BR malloc (3)
+.SH COLOPHON
+This page is part of release 3.79 of the Linux
+.I man-pages
+project.
+A description of the project,
+information about reporting bugs,
+and the latest version of this page,
+can be found at
+\%http://www.kernel.org/doc/man\-pages/.