swab - swap adjacent bytes


SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       void swab(const void *from, void *to, size_t n);


DESCRIPTION

       The  swab() function copies n bytes from the array pointed
       to by from to the array pointed to by to, exchanging adja­
       cent  even  and  odd  bytes.   This  function  is  used to
       exchange  data  between  machines  that   have   different
       low/high byte ordering.


RETURN VALUE

       The swab() function returns no value.


CONFORMING TO

       SVID 3, BSD 4.3


SEE ALSO

       bstring(3)


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