STRFRY(3)                                                               Linux Programmer's Manual                                                              STRFRY(3)

NAME
       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)

GNU                                                                            2021-03-22                                                                      STRFRY(3)