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          +++ new/usr/src/man/man3c/ffs.3c
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  11      -.TH FFS 3C "Jul 24, 2002"
       11 +.TH FFS 3C "May 21, 2015"
  12   12  .SH NAME
  13   13  ffs \- find first set bit
  14   14  .SH SYNOPSIS
  15   15  .LP
  16   16  .nf
  17   17  #include <strings.h>
  18   18  
  19   19  \fBint\fR \fBffs\fR(\fBint\fR \fIi\fR);
  20   20  
  21   21  \fBint\fR \fBffsl\fR(\flong\fR \fIi\fR);
  22   22  
  23   23  \fBint\fR \fBffsll\fR(\fBlong long\fR \fIi\fR);
  24   24  
  25   25  \fBint\fR \fBfls\fR(\fBint\fR \fIi\fR);
  26   26  
  27   27  \fBint\fR \fBflsl\fR(\fBlong\fR \fIi\fR);
  28   28  
  29      -\fBint\fR \fBflsl\fR(\fBlong long\fR \fIi\fR);
       29 +\fBint\fR \fBflsll\fR(\fBlong long\fR \fIi\fR);
  30   30  .fi
  31   31  
  32   32  .SH DESCRIPTION
  33   33  .LP
  34   34  The \fBffs()\fR, \fBffsl()\, and \fBffsll()\fR functions finds the first bit set
  35   35  (beginning with the least significant bit) and return the index of that bit.
  36   36  Bits are numbered starting at one (the least significant bit).
  37   37  .sp
  38   38  .LP
  39   39  The \fBfls()\fR, \fBflsl()\fR, and \fBflsll()\fR functions find the last bit set
  40      -(beginning with the most significant bit) and return the index of that bit.
       40 +(beginning with the least significant bit) and return the index of that bit.
  41   41  Bits are numbered starting at one (the least significant bit).
  42   42  .SH RETURN VALUES
  43   43  .LP
  44   44  The \fBffs()\fR, \fBffsl()\fR, and \fBffsll()\fR functions returns the index of
  45   45  the first bit set.  If \fIi\fR is 0, then they return 0.
  46   46  .sp
  47   47  .LP
  48   48  The \fBfls()\fR, \fBflsl()\fR, and \fBflsll()\fR functions return the index of
  49   49  the last bit set.  If \fIi\fR is 0, then they return 0.
  50   50  .SH ERRORS
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