FFS

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NAME

ffs - find first bit set in a bit string  

SYNOPSIS

Fd #include <string.h> Ft int Fn ffs int value  

DESCRIPTION

The Fn ffs function finds the first bit set in Fa 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 Fn ffs function appeared in BSD 4.3


 

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