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.TH SWAB 3  "19 January 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
swab \- swap bytes
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B swab(from, to, nbytes)
.B char *from, *to;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Swab
copies
.I nbytes
bytes pointed to by
.I from
to the position pointed to by
.I to,
exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.
It is useful for carrying binary data between
PDP11's and other machines.
.I Nbytes
should be even.
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6a5edc3d C	1	.TH SWAB 3 "19 January 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	swab \- swap bytes
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.nf
	7	.B swab(from, to, nbytes)
	8	.B char from, to;
	9	.fi
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	.I Swab
	12	copies
	13	.I nbytes
	14	bytes pointed to by
	15	.I from
	16	to the position pointed to by
	17	.I to,
	18	exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.
	19	It is useful for carrying binary data between
	20	PDP11's and other machines.
	21	.I Nbytes
	22	should be even.