STRFRY(3)                 Linux Programmer's Manual                STRFRY(3)

NAME         top

       strfry - randomize a string

SYNOPSIS         top

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

       char *strfry(char *string);

DESCRIPTION         top

       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         top

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

ATTRIBUTES         top

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

       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │strfry()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO         top

       The strfry() function is unique to the GNU C Library.

SEE ALSO         top

       memfrob(3), string(3)

COLOPHON         top

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GNU                              2015-03-02                        STRFRY(3)

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