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  1. SYNOPSIS
  2.         int count_bits (string str)
  3.  
  4. DESTRIPTION
  5.         Count the number of set bits in bitstring <str> and return the number
  6.         as result.
  7.  
  8. EXAMPLES
  9.         string s;
  10.  
  11.         s = set_bit("", 3); s = set_bit(s, 15);
  12.  
  13.         count_bits(s) --> returns 2
  14.  
  15. SEE ALSO
  16.         clear_bit(E), set_bit(E), test_bit(E), next_bit(E), last_bit(E),
  17.         or_bits(E), xor_bits(E), invert_bits(E)
  18.