NAME

libxtend - extensions to standard libraries

SYNOPSIS

cc -I<prefix>/include file.c -L<prefix>/lib -lxtend

DESCRIPTION

Libxtend is a low-level C library containing functions like those found in libc, libm, and other standard libraries.

FUNCTIONS

xt_csv_read_field(3) - Read next comma-separated field
xt_csv_read_field_malloc(3) - Read next comma-separated field, allocating
xt_csv_skip_field(3) - Read and discard next comma-separated field
xt_csv_skip_rest_of_line(3) - Read and discard rest of input line
xt_daemonize(3) - Detach process from terminal
xt_difftimeofday(3) - Compute difference between struct timeval values
xt_digits(3) - Compute the number of xt_digits in an integer in any base
xt_double_cmp(3) - Compare two doubles for qsort(3), bsearch(3), etc.
xt_dprintf(3) - Print formatted output to a low-level file descriptor
xt_dsv_line_copy(3) - Copy a generica tabular data object
xt_dsv_line_free(3) - Destroy a generic tabular data object
xt_dsv_line_init(3) - Initialize generic tabular data object
xt_dsv_line_new(3) - Create a new generic tabular data object
xt_dsv_line_read(3) - Read a line of generic tabular data
xt_dsv_line_write(3) - Write a line of generic tabular data
xt_dsv_read_field(3) - Read next field from tabular input
xt_dsv_read_field_malloc(3) - Read next field from tabular input,
xt_dsv_skip_field(3) - Read and discard next field from tabular input
xt_dsv_skip_rest_of_line(3) - Read and discard rest of input line
xt_factorial(3) - Fast factorial function
xt_fast_cp(3) - Copy a file using optimal block size
xt_fclose(3) - Close a FILE stream opened by xt_fopen(3)
xt_fd_purge(3) - Discard unread input from input FILE buffer
xt_ff_close(3) - Close a stream created by xt_ff_open(3)
xt_ff_dopen(3) - Create a fast file stream from a file descriptor
xt_ff_dsv_line_copy(3) - Copy a generica tabular data object
xt_ff_dsv_line_free(3) - Destroy a generic tabular data object
xt_ff_dsv_line_init(3) - Initialize generic tabular data object
xt_ff_dsv_line_new(3) - Create a new generic tabular data object
xt_ff_dsv_line_read(3) - Read a line of generic tabular data
xt_ff_dsv_line_write(3) - Write a line of generic tabular data
xt_ff_dsv_read_field(3) - Read next field from tabular input
xt_ff_dsv_read_field_malloc(3) - Read next field from tabular input,
xt_ff_dsv_skip_field(3) - Read and discard next field from tabular input
xt_ff_dsv_skip_rest_of_line(3) - Read and discard rest of input line
xt_ff_getc(3) - Read next character from a fast file stream
xt_ff_gets(3) - Read a line from a fast file stream
xt_ff_gets_malloc(3) - Read a line from a fast file stream,
xt_ff_tmpfile(3) - Create a fast file stream connected to a temporary file
xt_ff_open(3) - Open a fast file stream for a raw or compressed file
xt_ff_popen(3) - Create a fast file stream connected to a process
xt_ff_printf(3) - Print formatted data to a fast file stream
xt_ff_putc(3) - Write a character to a fast file stream
xt_ff_puts(3) - Print a string to a fast file stream
xt_ff_read(3) - Read a fixed number of bytes from a fast file stream
xt_ff_rewind(3) - Reposition file descriptor to beginning of file
xt_ff_seeko(3) - Reposition file descriptor under a fast file stream
xt_ff_stdin(3) - Create a fast file stream attached to descriptor 0
xt_ff_stdout(3) - Create a fast file stream connected to descriptor 1
xt_ff_tmpfile(3) - Create a fast file stream connected to a temporary file
xt_ff_ungetc(3) - Put a character back into a fast file stream read buffer
xt_ff_write(3) - Write a fixed number of bytes to a fast file stream
xt_fgetline(3) - Read a line from a FILE stream, discarding newline
xt_file_mod_cmp(3) - Compare time stamps on two files
xt_float_cmp(3) - Compare two floats for qsort(3), bsearch(3), etc.
xt_fopen(3) - Open a raw or compressed file
xt_gcd(3) - Greatest common divisor
xt_get_home_dir(3) - Get process owner's home directory
xt_get_primary_group_name(3) - Get primary groupname of process owner
xt_get_user_name(3) - Get username of process owner
xt_inhale_strings(3) - Read list of strings into array
xt_int_cmp(3) - Compare two ints for qsort(3), bsearch(3), etc.
xt_lcm(3) - Least common multiple
xt_long_cmp(3) - Compare two longs for qsort(3), bsearch(3), etc.
xt_long_long_cmp(3) - Compare two long longs for qsort(3), bsearch(3), etc.
xt_ltostrn(3) - Convert a long to a string in any base from 2 to 36
xt_mv(3) - Library function equivalent of xt_mv(1)
xt_n_choose_k(3) - Compute binomial coefficient N choose K
xt_parse_cmd(3) - Convert a command string to an argv-style array
xt_read_line_malloc(3) - Read a line and allocate memory for it
xt_resolve_hostname(3) - Convert hostname to IP address
xt_rmkdir(3) - Recursively create directories
xt_romantoi(3) - Convert Roman numeral string to int
xt_short_cmp(3) - Compare two shorts for qsort(3), bsearch(3), etc.
xt_spawnlp(3) - Fork and exec a process from a variable argument list
xt_spawnvp(3) - Fork and exec a new process from an argv-style array
xt_str2u64_hash(3) - Hash a string of up to 8 characters to a 64-bit integer
xt_str_argv_cat(3) - Append argv-style list to a string
xt_strblank(3) - Return true is a string is empty or only whitespace
xt_strisint(3) - Return true if string represents an integer value
xt_strisreal(3) - Return true if string represents a valid real value
xt_strcat(3) - Concatenate strings without risk of buffer overflow
xt_strcpy(3) - Copy a string without risk of buffer overflow
xt_strllower(3) - Copy string and convert upper case to lower
xt_strlower(3) - Convert all upper case characters to lower
xt_redirect(3) - Redirect stdin, stdout and stderr if corresponding argument isn't NULL
xt_strlupper(3) - Copy string and convert lower case to uppper
xt_strptrcasecmp(3) - Compare two strings through char ** pointers, case insensitive
xt_strptrcmp(3) - Compare two strings through char ** pointers
xt_strshellcpy(3) - Expand a string containing shell metacharacters
xt_strsplit(3) - Split a string into tokens
xt_strsqueeze(3) - Squeeze a string by replacing middle with ...
xt_strtr(3) - Library function equivalent of tr(1)
xt_strtrim(3) - Trim junk from both ends of a string
xt_strupper(3) - Covert all lower case characters to upper
xt_strviscpy(3) - Copy a string, converting invisible characters
xt_tic(3) - Record current high-resolution clock time
xt_toc(3) - Report time since last xt_tic(3)
xt_tsv_read_field(3) - Read next tab-separated field
xt_tsv_read_field_malloc(3) - Read next tab-separated field, allocating
xt_tsv_skip_field(3) - Read and discard next tab-separated field
xt_tsv_skip_rest_of_line(3) - Read and discard rest of input line
xt_va_usage(3) - Print usage message and terminate process
xt_valid_extension(3) - Determine whether filename extention is usable

SEE ALSO

stdio(3)

AUTHOR

J Bacon