strfry(3)

strfry – randomize a string

Synopsis

#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <string.h>
char *strfry(char *string);

Description

The strfry() function randomizes the contents of string by randomly swapping characters in the string. The result is an anagram of string.

Return Value

The strfry() functions returns a pointer to the randomized string.

Attributes

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Conforming To

The strfry() function is unique to the GNU C Library.

See Also

memfrob(3), string(3)

Colophon

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