strtrexpand3pub

Usage

#include <publib.h>
void strtrexpand(char *tgt, const char *src);

Overview

strtrexpand will convert shorthand notation similar to that used by tr(1) into the equivalent longhand notation. The supported short forms are:

a-b

All characters from a to b, inclusive, in the order given by their character codes.

\a

The character a.

\o \oo \ooo

Character with octal code o, oo, or ooo, respectively.

Return value

strtrexpand returns nothing.