strfry (3) - Linux Manuals

strfry: randomize a string

Command to display strfry manual in Linux: $ man 3 strfry

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 randomly swapping 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.

COLOPHON

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