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Name

ffs - find first set bit

Synopsis

#include <string.h>

int ffs(const int i);

MT-Level

MT-Safe

Description

ffs() finds the first bit set in the argument passed it and returns the index of that bit. Bits are numbered starting at 1 from the low order bit. A return value of zero indicates that the value passed is zero.

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