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[Mark Cullen]

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Sascha Wildner wrote:
> Mark Cullen wrote:
> 
> 
>>What does the ^= mean in the above?
> 
> 
> Assign bitwise xor.
> 
> If you want to learn C, these threads might be interesting to you:
> 
> http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2004-09/index.html#00084
> http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2004-10/index.html#00006
> 
> Sascha
> 

Thanks.

Just for clarification, am I right in saying that.. if I did (and have 
done in this case)

tmp_cp = malloc(sizeof(char) * 10);
cp = tmp_cp
free(tmp_cp);
tmp_cp = NULL;

then cp would now be pointing to a block of memory that could be used by 
some other process/overwritten? Would that not make it impossible for me 
to actually free tmp_cp, as cp needs it?

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