NAME

swab − swap bytes

SYNOPSIS

swab(from, to, nbytes)
char ∗from, ∗to;

DESCRIPTION

Swab copies nbytes bytes pointed to by from to the position pointed to by to, exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.  It is useful for carrying binary data between LSI 11’s and other machines.  Nbytes should be even. 

SEE ALSO

hs2net(3) hl2net(3), net2hl(3), net2hs(3)

December 01, 1986  —  Xinu Programmer’s Manual