usr/src/lib/libc/locale/iscntrl.3

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.Dd
.Dt ISCNTRL 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm iscntrl
.Nd control character test
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <ctype.h>
.Ft int
.Fn iscntrl "int c";
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn iscntrl
function tests for any control character.
In the ASCII character set, this includes the following characters:
.sp
.Bl -column \&000_``0''__ \&000_``0''__ \&000_``0''__ \&000_``0''__ \&000_``0''__
.It \&000\ nul \t001\ soh \t002\ stx \t003\ etx \t004\ eot
.It \&005\ enq \t006\ ack \t007\ bel \t010\ bs \t011\ ht
.It \&012\ nl \t013\ vt \t014\ np \t015\ cr \t016\ so
.It \&017\ si \t020\ dle \t021\ dc1 \t022\ dc2 \t023\ dc3
.It \&024\ dc4 \t025\ nak \t026\ syn \t027\ etb \t030\ can
.It \&031\ em \t032\ sub \t033\ esc \t034\ fs \t035\ gs
.It \&036\ rs \t037\ us \t177\ del
.El
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn iscntrl
function returns zero if the character tests false and
returns non-zero if the character tests true.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ctype 3 ,
.Xr ascii 7
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn iscntrl
function conforms to
.St -ansiC .