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STRTREXPAND(3)               C Programmer's Manual              STRTREXPAND(3)

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)

Publib                       C Programmer's Manual              STRTREXPAND(3)