man strtrexpand () - expand tr-like notation in string

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)