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)