minix/lib/nbsd_libc/string/popcount.3
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.\" $NetBSD: popcount.3,v 1.4 2009/07/22 07:07:27 wiz Exp $
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.Dd July 13, 2009
.Dt POPCOUNT 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm popcount ,
.Nm popcountl ,
.Nm popcountll ,
.Nm popcount32 ,
.Nm popcount64
.Nd count number of bits set in a bit string
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In strings.h
.Ft unsigned int
.Fn popcount "unsigned int value"
.Ft unsigned int
.Fn popcountl "unsigned long value"
.Ft unsigned int
.Fn popcountll "unsigned long long value"
.Ft unsigned int
.Fn popcount32 "uint32_t value"
.Ft unsigned int
.Fn popcount64 "uint64_t value"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
functions returns the number of bits set in
.Fa value .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ffs 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Fn popcount ,
.Fn popcountl ,
.Fn popcountll ,
.Fn popcount32 ,
and
.Fn popcount64
functions appeared in
.Nx 6.0 .