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.TH SWAB 3  "May 15, 1985"
.AT 3
.nf
.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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95f51977	3	.TH SWAB 3 "May 15, 1985"
55ccc74b	4	.AT 3
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55ccc74b KM	6	.SH NAME
	7	swab \- swap bytes
	8	.SH SYNOPSIS
	9	.nf
	10	.B swab(from, to, nbytes)
	11	.B char from, to;
	12	.fi
	13	.SH DESCRIPTION
	14	.I Swab
	15	copies
	16	.I nbytes
	17	bytes pointed to by
	18	.I from
	19	to the position pointed to by
	20	.I to,
	21	exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.
	22	It is useful for carrying binary data between
	23	PDP11's and other machines.
	24	.I Nbytes
	25	should be even.