STRFRY(3) Linux Programmer's Manual STRFRY(3)NAME
strfry - randomize a string
SYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <string.h>
char *strfry(char *string);
DESCRIPTION
The strfry() function randomizes the contents of string by using rand(3) to randomly swap characters in the string. The result is an ana-
gram of string.
RETURN VALUE
The strfry() functions returns a pointer to the randomized string.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
+----------+---------------+---------+
|Interface | Attribute | Value |
+----------+---------------+---------+
|strfry() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
+----------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO
The strfry() function is unique to the GNU C Library.
SEE ALSO memfrob(3), string(3)COLOPHON
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STRFRY(3) Linux Programmer's Manual STRFRY(3)NAME
strfry - randomize a string
SYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <string.h>
char *strfry(char *string);
DESCRIPTION
The strfry() function randomizes the contents of string by using rand(3) to randomly swap characters in the string. The result is an ana-
gram of string.
RETURN VALUE
The strfry() functions returns a pointer to the randomized string.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
+----------+---------------+---------+
|Interface | Attribute | Value |
+----------+---------------+---------+
|strfry() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
+----------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO
The strfry() function is unique to the GNU C Library.
SEE ALSO memfrob(3), string(3)COLOPHON
This page is part of release 4.15 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the
latest version of this page, can be found at https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
GNU 2015-03-02 STRFRY(3)
I have a Linux C program I'm writing that has one section where, within a large string, I need to substitute a smaller string for another, and those probably won't be the same size.
For instance, if I have a string:
"Nowisthetimeforallgoodmen"
and I want to substitute 'most' for 'all' the... (2 Replies)
Hi,
Is there a tool somewhat parallel to rev, but which randomizes instead of reverses?
I've tried rl, but I can only get it to randomize words.
I was hoping for something like this
echo "hello" | ran
leolh
less simpler solutions are also welcome.
Sorry if the question is... (21 Replies)