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NAME

6       swab - swap adjacent bytes
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SYNOPSIS

9       #define _XOPEN_SOURCE       /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
10       #include <unistd.h>
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12       void swab(const void *from, void *to, ssize_t n);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The swab() function copies n bytes from the array pointed to by from to
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17       This  function is used to exchange data between machines that have dif‐
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20       This function does nothing when n is negative.  When n is positive  and
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RETURN VALUE

25       The swab() function returns no value.
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ATTRIBUTES

28       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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32       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
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34       │swab()    │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
35       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

37       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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COLOPHON

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