UUIDPARSE(3) UUIDPARSE(3)

NAME
       uuidparse - convert an input UUID string into binary representation

SYNOPSIS
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       iinntt uuuuiiddppaarrssee(( cchhaarr **in,, uuuuiiddtt uu));;

DESCRIPTION
       The  uuuuiiddppaarrssee  function converts the UUID string given by in into the
       binary representation.   The  input  UUID  is  a  string  of  the  form
       1b4e28ba-2fa1-11d2-883f-b9a761bde3fb      (in      pprriinnttff(3)     format
       "%08x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%012x", 36 bytes plus the trailing '\0').

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Upon successfully parsing the input string, 0 is returned, and the UUID
       is stored in the location pointed to by uu, otherwise -1 is returned.

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       OSF DCE 1.1

AUTHOR       Theodore Y. Ts'o

AVAILABILITY       http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/

SEE ALSO
       uuuuiidd(3),   uuuuiiddcclleeaarr(3),  uuuuiiddccoommppaarree(3),  uuuuiiddccooppyy(3),  uuuuiiddggeenneerr-
       aattee(3), uuuuiiddiissnnuullll(3), uuuuiidduunnppaarrssee(3)



1.36                              April 2004                     UUIDPARSE(3)