NAME

       strtrexpand - expand tr-like notation in string

SYNOPSIS

       #include <publib.h>
       void strtrexpand(char *tgt, const char *src);

DESCRIPTION

       strtrexpand  will  convert  shorthand notation similar to that used by tr(1) into the equivalent longhand
       notation.  The supported short forms are:

       a-b     All characters from a to b, inclusive, in the order given by their character codes.

       \a      The character a.

       \o \oo \ooo
               Character with octal code o, oo, or ooo, respectively.

RETURN VALUE

       strtrexpand returns nothing.

SEE ALSO

       publib(3), tr(1)

AUTHOR

       Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)