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strfry(3)

randomize a string

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Synopsis

#define _GNU_SOURCE
         /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <string.h>
char *strfry(char *
string
);

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NAME

strfry - randomize a string

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

bash

#define _GNU_SOURCE\n         /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
\n#include <string.h>

bash

char *strfry(char *\nstring\n);

The strfry() function randomizes the contents of string by randomly swapping characters in the string. The result is an anagram of string.

The strfry() functions returns a pointer to the randomized string.

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface	Attribute	Value
strfry ()	Thread safety	MT-Safe

GNU.