NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     swab - swap adjacent bytes

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <unistd.h>

     void
     swab(const void *src, void *dst, size_t len);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The function swab() copies len bytes from the location  referenced by src
     to  the location referenced by dst, swapping adjacent bytes.

     The argument len must be an even number.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     bzero(3), memset(3)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     A swab() function appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

OpenBSD      3.6                            May      1,      1991