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3084d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Dd May 1, 2013
3184d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Dt GETBYTEORDER 3
3284d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Os
3384d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
3484d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Nm getbyteorder
3584d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Nd get the current byte order
3684d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Sh LIBRARY
3784d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Lb libutil
3884d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Sh SYNOPSIS
3984d9c625SLionel Sambuc.In util.h
4084d9c625SLionel Sambuc.In sys/endian.h
4184d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Ft int
4284d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Fn getbyteorder void
4384d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
4484d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Fn getbyteorder
4584d9c625SLionel Sambucreturns
4684d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Dv LITTLE_ENDIAN ,
4784d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Dv BIG_ENDIAN ,
4884d9c625SLionel Sambucor \-1 in case of an error, setting the global
4984d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Va errno
5084d9c625SLionel Sambucvariable.
5184d9c625SLionel SambucThe possible values for
5284d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Va errno
5384d9c625SLionel Sambucare the same as in
5484d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Xr sysctl 3 .
5584d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
5684d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Xr sysctl 3
5784d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Sh HISTORY
5884d9c625SLionel SambucThe
5984d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Fn getbyteorder
6084d9c625SLionel Sambucfunction call appeared in
6184d9c625SLionel Sambuc.Nx 7.0 .
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