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.Dd May 1, 2013
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.Dt GETBYTEORDER 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getbyteorder
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.Nd get the current byte order
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libutil
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In util.h
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.In sys/endian.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn getbyteorder void
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Fn getbyteorder
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returns
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.Dv LITTLE_ENDIAN ,
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.Dv BIG_ENDIAN ,
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or \-1 in case of an error, setting the global
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.Va errno
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variable.
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The possible values for
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.Va errno
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are the same as in
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.Xr sysctl 3 .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr sysctl 3
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn getbyteorder
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function call appeared in
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.Nx 7.0 .
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