SWAB(S) UNIX System V SWAB(S)
Name
swab - swap bytes
Syntax
void swab (from, to, nbytes)
char *from, *to;
int nbytes;
Description
The swab function copies nbytes bytes pointed to by from to
the array pointed to by to, exchanging adjacent even and odd
bytes. nbytes should be even and non-negative. If nbytes
is odd and positive, swab uses nbytes-1 instead. If nbytes
is negative, swab does nothing.
Standards Conformance
swab is conformant with:
AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
and The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987.
(printed 6/20/89)