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.TH SWAB 3 
.SH NAME
swab \- swap bytes
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B swab(from, to, nbytes)
.br
.B char *from, *to;
.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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c4665c80 TL	1	.TH SWAB 3
	2	.SH NAME
	3	swab \- swap bytes
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B swab(from, to, nbytes)
	6	.br
	7	.B char from, to;
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Swab
	10	copies
	11	.I nbytes
	12	bytes pointed to by
	13	.I from
	14	to the position pointed to by
	15	.I to,
	16	exchanging adjacent even and odd bytes.
	17	It is useful for carrying binary data between
	18	PDP11's and other machines.
	19	.I Nbytes
	20	should be even.