SKPC(9)

SKPC(9) | NetBSD Kernel Developer's Manual | SKPC(9)

# NAME

skpc — skip a character in a byte string

# SYNOPSIS

#include <lib/libkern/libkern.h>

int
skpc(u_char mask, size_t size, u_char *cp);

# DESCRIPTION

The skpc() function scans the byte string cp, whose length is size, until it finds the first character which isn't equal to mask or the string is exhausted.

# RETURN VALUES

The skpc() function returns the number of characters skipped.

# HISTORY

The skpc() function emulates a VAX instruction with the same name.

November 1, 2011 | NetBSD 5.99