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swab(3C)																  swab(3C)

NAME
       swab() - swap bytes

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
       copies  nbytes  bytes  pointed to by from to the array pointed to by to, exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.  It is useful for carrying
       binary data between byte-swapped and non-byte-swapped machines.	nbytes should be even and non-negative.  If nbytes  is	odd  and  positive
       uses nbytes-1 instead.  If nbytes is negative, does nothing.

SEE ALSO
       thread_safety(5).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
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