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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2008-06-05 17:52:37 +0000
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2008-06-05 17:52:37 +0000
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@@ -65,21 +65,21 @@ the special value 0.
The string may begin with an arbitrary amount of white space (as
determined by
.BR isspace (3))
-followed by a single optional '+' or '\-'
+followed by a single optional \'+\' or \'\-\'
sign.
If \fIbase\fP is zero or 16, the string may then include a
"0x" prefix, and the number will be read in base 16; otherwise, a
zero \fIbase\fP is taken as 10 (decimal) unless the next character
-is '0', in which case it is taken as 8 (octal).
+is \'0\', in which case it is taken as 8 (octal).
.PP
The remainder of the string is converted to an
.I "unsigned long int"
value in the obvious manner,
stopping at the first character which is not a
valid digit in the given base.
-(In bases above 10, the letter 'A' in
-either upper or lower case represents 10, 'B' represents 11, and so
-forth, with 'Z' representing 35.)
+(In bases above 10, the letter \'A\' in
+either upper or lower case represents 10, \'B\' represents 11, and so
+forth, with \'Z\' representing 35.)
.PP
If \fIendptr\fP is not NULL,
.BR strtoul ()
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ all,
.BR strtoul ()
stores the original value of \fInptr\fP in
\fI*endptr\fP (and returns 0).
-In particular, if \fI*nptr\fP is not '\\0' but \fI**endptr\fP
-is '\\0' on return, the entire string is valid.
+In particular, if \fI*nptr\fP is not \'\\0\' but \fI**endptr\fP
+is \'\\0\' on return, the entire string is valid.
.PP
The
.BR strtoull ()