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FFS(3)                  NetBSD Library Functions Manual                 FFS(3)


NAME

     ffs -- find first bit set in a bit string


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <strings.h>

     int
     ffs(int value);


DESCRIPTION

     The ffs() function finds the first bit set in value and returns the index
     of that bit.  Bits are numbered starting from 1, starting at the right-
     most bit.  A return value of 0 means that the argument was zero.


SEE ALSO

     bitstring(3)


HISTORY

     The ffs() function appeared in 4.3BSD.

NetBSD 5.0                      April 19, 1994                      NetBSD 5.0