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53 changes: 29 additions & 24 deletions doc/api/buffer.md
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* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`.

Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, [`ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE`] is
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` is created if `size` is 0.

Prior to Node.js 8.0.0, the underlying memory for `Buffer` instances
created in this way is *not initialized*. The contents of a newly created
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// Prints: <Buffer 00 00 00 00 00>
```

Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, [`ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE`] is
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` is created if `size` is 0.

If `fill` is specified, the allocated `Buffer` will be initialized by calling
[`buf.fill(fill)`][`buf.fill()`].
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* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`.

Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, [`ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE`] is
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` is created if `size` is 0.

The underlying memory for `Buffer` instances created in this way is *not
initialized*. The contents of the newly created `Buffer` are unknown and
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* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `Buffer`.

Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, [`ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE`] is
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` is created if `size` is 0.

The underlying memory for `Buffer` instances created in this way is *not
initialized*. The contents of the newly created `Buffer` are unknown and
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// Prints: 1
```

A `RangeError` will be thrown if: `targetStart < 0`, `sourceStart < 0`,
`targetEnd > target.byteLength` or `sourceEnd > source.byteLength`.
[`ERR_INDEX_OUT_OF_RANGE`] is thrown if `targetStart < 0`, `sourceStart < 0`,
`targetEnd > target.byteLength`, or `sourceEnd > source.byteLength`.

### buf.copy(target[, targetStart[, sourceStart[, sourceEnd]]])
<!-- YAML
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* Returns: {Buffer} A reference to `buf`.

Interprets `buf` as an array of unsigned 16-bit integers and swaps the byte-order
*in-place*. Throws a `RangeError` if [`buf.length`] is not a multiple of 2.
Interprets `buf` as an array of unsigned 16-bit integers and swaps the
byte-order *in-place*. Throws [`ERR_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE`] if [`buf.length`] is
not a multiple of 2.

```js
const buf1 = Buffer.from([0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7, 0x8]);
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* Returns: {Buffer} A reference to `buf`.

Interprets `buf` as an array of unsigned 32-bit integers and swaps the byte-order
*in-place*. Throws a `RangeError` if [`buf.length`] is not a multiple of 4.
Interprets `buf` as an array of unsigned 32-bit integers and swaps the
byte-order *in-place*. Throws [`ERR_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE`] if [`buf.length`] is
not a multiple of 4.

```js
const buf1 = Buffer.from([0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7, 0x8]);
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* Returns: {Buffer} A reference to `buf`.

Interprets `buf` as an array of 64-bit numbers and swaps the byte-order *in-place*.
Throws a `RangeError` if [`buf.length`] is not a multiple of 8.
Interprets `buf` as an array of 64-bit numbers and swaps the byte-order
*in-place*. Throws [`ERR_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE`] if [`buf.length`] is not a
multiple of 8.

```js
const buf1 = Buffer.from([0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6, 0x7, 0x8]);
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* `size` {integer} The desired length of the new `SlowBuffer`.

Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If the `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, a [`RangeError`] will be
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` will be created if `size` is 0.
Allocates a new `Buffer` of `size` bytes. If `size` is larger than
[`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`] or smaller than 0, [`ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE`] is
thrown. A zero-length `Buffer` is created if `size` is 0.

The underlying memory for `SlowBuffer` instances is *not initialized*. The
contents of a newly created `SlowBuffer` are unknown and may contain sensitive
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[`Buffer.from(string)`]: #buffer_class_method_buffer_from_string_encoding
[`Buffer.poolSize`]: #buffer_class_property_buffer_poolsize
[`DataView`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView
[`ERR_INDEX_OUT_OF_RANGE`]: errors.html#ERR_INDEX_OUT_OF_RANGE
[`ERR_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE`]: errors.html#ERR_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE
[`ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE`]: errors.html#ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE
[`JSON.stringify()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify
[`RangeError`]: errors.html#errors_class_rangeerror
[`SharedArrayBuffer`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer
[`String#indexOf()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/indexOf
[`String#lastIndexOf()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/lastIndexOf
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