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SWAB(3)                              BSD                               SWAB(3)



NAME
     swab - swap bytes

SYNOPSIS
     swab(from, to, nbytes)
     char *from, *to;

DESCRIPTION
     swab copies nbytes bytes pointed to by from to the position pointed to by
     to, exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.  It is useful for carrying
     binary data between PDP11's and other machines.  nbytes should be even.

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