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.\"	@(#)toascii.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 06/04/93
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.Dd 
.Dt TOASCII 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm toascii
.Nd convert a byte to 7-bit ASCII
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <ctype.h>
.Ft int
.Fn toascii "int c"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn toascii
function strips all but the low 7 bits from a letter,
including parity or other marker bits.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn toascii
function always returns a valid ASCII character.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr isascii 3 ,
.Xr isalnum 3 ,
.Xr isalpha 3 ,
.Xr iscntrl 3 ,
.Xr isdigit 3 ,
.Xr isgraph 3 ,
.Xr islower 3 ,
.Xr isprint 3 ,
.Xr ispunct 3 ,
.Xr isspace 3 ,
.Xr isupper 3 ,
.Xr isxdigit 3 ,
.Xr tolower 3 ,
.Xr toupper 3 ,
.Xr stdio 3 ,
.Xr ascii 7