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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Manuel Bouyer.
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.Dd March 17, 1998
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.Dt bswap 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm bswap16 ,
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.Nm bswap32 ,
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.Nm bswap64
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.Nd byte-order swapping functions
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
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.Fd #include <machine/bswap.h>
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.Ft u_int16_t
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.Fn bswap16 "u_int16_t"
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.Ft u_int32_t
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.Fn bswap32 "u_int32_t"
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.Ft u_int64_t
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.Fn bswap64 "u_int64_t"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn bswap16 ,
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.Fn bswap32 ,
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and
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.Fn bswap64
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function return the value of their argument with the bytes inverted.
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They can be used to convert 16, 32 or 64 bits intergers from little to big
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endian, or vice-versa.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr byteorder 3
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