NAME

       bswap_16, bswap_32, bswap_64 - reverse order of bytes

SYNOPSIS

       #include <byteswap.h>

       bswap_16(x);
       bswap_32(x);
       bswap_64(x);

DESCRIPTION

       These  macros  return  a  value  in  which the order of the bytes in their 2-, 4-, or 8-byte arguments is
       reversed.

RETURN VALUE

       These macros return the value of their argument with the bytes reversed.

ERRORS

       These macros always succeed.

CONFORMING TO

       These macros are GNU extensions.

EXAMPLE

       The program below swaps the bytes of the 8-byte integer  supplied  as  its  command-line  argument.   The
       following shell session demonstrates the use of the program:

           $ ./a.out 0x0123456789abcdef
           0x123456789abcdef ==> 0xefcdab8967452301

   Program source

       #include <stdio.h>
       #include <stdint.h>
       #include <stdlib.h>
       #include <inttypes.h>
       #include <byteswap.h>

       int
       main(int argc, char *argv[])
       {
           uint64_t x;

           if (argc != 2) {
               fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <num>\n", argv[0]);
               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
           }

           x = strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 0);
           printf("0x%" PRIx64 " ==> 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", x, bswap_64(x));

           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
       }

SEE ALSO

       byteorder(3), endian(3)

COLOPHON

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