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.TH strfry 3 2022-12-15 "Linux man-pages 6.03"
.SH NAME
strfry \- randomize a string
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc ", " \-lc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BR "#define _GNU_SOURCE" "         /* See feature_test_macros(7) */"
.B #include <string.h>
.PP
.BI "char *strfry(char *" string );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR strfry ()
function randomizes the contents of
.I string
by randomly swapping characters in the string.
The result is an anagram of
.IR string .
.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR strfry ()
functions returns a pointer to the randomized
string.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.ad l
.nh
.TS
allbox;
lbx lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR strfry ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
.TE
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.ad
.sp 1
.SH STANDARDS
The
.BR strfry ()
function is unique to the
GNU C Library.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR memfrob (3),
.BR string (3)