ATOI(III)                     2/8/75                    ATOI(III)



NAME
     atoi - convert ASCII to integer

SYNOPSIS
     atoi(nptr)
     char *nptr;

DESCRIPTION
     Atoi  converts  the string pointed to by nptr to an integer.
     The string can contain leading blanks or tabs,  an  optional
     `-',  and  then  an  unbroken  string of digits.  Conversion
     stops at the first non-digit.

SEE ALSO
     atof(III)

BUGS
     There is no provision for overflow.







































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