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).

Interface Attribute Value
strfry() Thread safety MT-Safe

Conforming to

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

See Also

memfrob(3), string(3)

Colophon

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Referenced By

memfrob(3), string(3).

2019-03-06 GNU Linux Programmer's Manual