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getline.3: !*lineptr is sufficient 

No implementation or spec requires *n to be 0 to allocate a new buffer:
  * musl checks for !*lineptr
    (and sets *n=0 for later allocations)
  * glibc checks for !*lineptr || !*n
    (but only because it allocates early)
  * NetBSD checks for !*lineptr
    (and sets *n=0 for later allocations)
    (but specifies *n => mlen(*lineptr) >= *n as a precondition,
     to which this appears to be an exception)
  * FreeBSD checks for !*lineptr and sets *n=0
    (and specifies !*lineptr as sufficient)
  * Lastly, POSIX.1-2017 specifies:
    > If *n is non-zero, the application shall ensure that *lineptr
    > either points to an object of size at least *n bytes,
    > or is a null pointer.

The new wording matches POSIX, even if it arrives at the point slightly
differently

Signed-off-by: Ahelenia Ziemiańska <nabijaczleweli@nabijaczleweli.xyz>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ one was found.
.PP
If
.I "*lineptr"
is set to NULL and
.I *n
is set 0 before the call, then
is set to NULL before the call, then
.BR getline ()
will allocate a buffer for storing the line.
This buffer should be freed by the user program