07-02-2008
for checking numeric values use:
-eq equal to
-ne not equal to
-lt less than
-le less than or equal to
-gt greater than
-ge greater than or equal to
for string comparison use:
>
<
==
!=
=
for regex use:
[[
]]
let me know if u hav any confusion.
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qsort(3C) qsort(3C)
NAME
qsort() - quicksort
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
is an implementation of the quicksort algorithm. It sorts a table of data in place.
base Pointer to the element at the base of the table.
nel Number of elements in the table.
size Size of each element in the table.
compar Name of the comparison function, which is called with two arguments that point to the elements being compared. The
function passed as compar must return an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero, according to whether its
first argument is to be considered less than, equal to, or greater than the second. uses this same return convention
(see string(3C)).
NOTES
The pointer to the base of the table should be of type pointer-to-element, and cast to type pointer-to-void.
The comparison function need not compare every byte; thus, arbitrary data can be contained in the elements in addition to the values being
compared.
The order in the output of two items which compare as equal is unpredictable.
WARNINGS
If size is zero, a divide-by-zero error might be generated.
SEE ALSO
sort(1), bsearch(3C), lsearch(3C), string(3C), thread_safety(5).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
qsort(3C)