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diff --git a/man/man3/toascii.3 b/man/man3/toascii.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e2e574a --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man3/toascii.3 @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +'\" t +.\" Copyright (c) 1995 by Jim Van Zandt <jrv@vanzandt.mv.com> +.\" +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft +.\" +.\" Added BUGS section, aeb, 950919 +.\" +.TH toascii 3 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages (unreleased)" +.SH NAME +toascii \- convert character to ASCII +.SH LIBRARY +Standard C library +.RI ( libc ", " \-lc ) +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <ctype.h> +.P +.BI "[[deprecated]] int toascii(int " c ); +.fi +.P +.RS -4 +Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see +.BR feature_test_macros (7)): +.RE +.P +.BR toascii (): +.nf + _XOPEN_SOURCE + || /* glibc >= 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE + || /* glibc <= 2.19: */ _SVID_SOURCE || _BSD_SOURCE +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.BR toascii () +converts +.I c +to a 7-bit +.I "unsigned char" +value that fits into the ASCII character set, by clearing the +high-order bits. +.SH RETURN VALUE +The value returned is that of the converted character. +.SH ATTRIBUTES +For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see +.BR attributes (7). +.TS +allbox; +lbx lb lb +l l l. +Interface Attribute Value +T{ +.na +.nh +.BR toascii () +T} Thread safety MT-Safe +.TE +.SH STANDARDS +POSIX.1-2008. +.SH HISTORY +SVr4, BSD, POSIX.1-2001. +Obsolete in POSIX.1-2008, +noting that it cannot be used portably in a localized application. +.SH BUGS +Many people will be unhappy if you use this function. +This function will convert accented letters into random characters. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR isascii (3), +.BR tolower (3), +.BR toupper (3) |