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.\" Part of publib.
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2012 Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho.
.\" Copyright (c) 1994-2006 Lars Wirzenius. All rights reserved.
.\"
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
.\" are met:
.\"
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.\"
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.\" NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
.\" SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\"
.TH PUBLIB 3
.SH NAME
publib \- introduction to publib
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <publib.h>
.br
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fIpublib\fR is a library of C functions that are useful in many
of programs.
It is an extension to the
Standard C library (as defined by the ISO/ANSI C standard 9899-1990). To
use the functions in publib, #include <publib.h>
and link with
the libpub.a library (adding -lpub at the end of the link command
should work, if the library has been installed properly).
.PP
The library provides functions for
.sp 1
.in +5
.nf
string and memory area manipulation
memory allocation
.\" generic data structures
I/O
.\" configuration files
comparison functions for qsort, bsearch, and others
expression evaluation
.\" dates and times
.in -5
.sp 1
.fi
.SH AUTHOR
Publib was originally written by
Lars Wirzenius.
It is now maintained by
Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho (antti-juhani@kaijanaho.fi).
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