swab(3) BSD Library Functions Manual swab(3)
NAME
swab -- swap adjacent bytes
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
void
swab(const void *restrict src, void *restrict dest, ssize_t nbytes);
DESCRIPTION
The function swab() copies nbytes bytes from the location referenced by
src to the location referenced by dest, swapping adjacent bytes.
The argument nbytes must be an even number.
LEGACY SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void
swab(const void *restrict src, void *restrict dest, size_t nbytes);
The include file <string.h> is necessary for this function. The type of
nbytes has changed.
SEE ALSO
bzero(3), memset(3), compat(5)
HISTORY
A swab() function appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.
BSD June 4, 1993 BSD
Mac OS X 10.5 - Generated Sun Oct 28 21:40:35 EDT 2007