strfry (3)
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Copyright 1993 David Metcalfe (david@prism.demon.co.uk)
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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 anagram 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)
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