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8.Dd
9.Dt ATOI 3
10.Os
11.Sh NAME
12.Nm atoi
13.Nd convert
14.Tn ASCII
15string to integer
16.Sh SYNOPSIS
17.Fd #include <stdlib.h>
18.Ft int
19.Fn atoi "const char *nptr"
20.Sh DESCRIPTION
21The
22.Fn atoi
23function converts the initial portion of the string pointed to by
24.Em nptr
25to
26.Em integer
27representation.
28.Pp
29It is equivalent to:
30.Pp
31.Bd -literal -offset indent
32(int)strtol(nptr, (char **)NULL, 10);
33.Ed
34.Sh SEE ALSO
35.Xr atof 3 ,
36.Xr atol 3 ,
37.Xr strtod 3 ,
38.Xr strtol 3 ,
39.Xr strtoul 3
40.Sh STANDARDS
41The
42.Fn atoi
43function conforms to
44.St -ansiC .
45