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Document bswap16(), bswap32(), and bswap64(). Change the included

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header to reflect the new prototype location.
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Mike Barcroft 2002-04-29 17:02:51 +00:00
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd March 5, 2002
.Dd April 29, 2002
.Dt BYTEORDER 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
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.Nm le64toh
.Nd convert values between big endian, little endian, and host byte order
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In sys/endian.h
.Ft uint16_t
.Fn bswap16 "uint16_t int16"
.Ft uint32_t
.Fn bswap32 "uint32_t int32"
.Ft uint64_t
.Fn bswap64 "uint64_t int64"
.Ft uint16_t
.Fn be16toh "uint16_t big16"
.Ft uint32_t
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.Fn le64toh "uint64_t little64"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn bswap16 ,
.Fn bswap32 ,
and
.Fn bswap64
functions return a byte order swapped integer.
On big endian systems, the number is converted to little endian byte order.
On little endian systems, the number is converted to big endian byte order.
.Pp
The
.Fn be16toh ,
.Fn be32toh ,
and