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28.Dd March 30, 2004
29.Dt ISSPECIAL 3
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm isspecial
33.Nd special character test
34.Sh LIBRARY
35.Lb libc
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In ctype.h
38.Ft int
39.Fn isspecial "int c"
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Fn isspecial
43function tests for a special character.
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44Special characters are locale dependent, and not necessarily consistent between
45different locales.
46Examples might include fractions and numbers inside circles.
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47.Sh RETURN VALUES
48The
49.Fn isspecial
50function returns zero if the character tests false and
51returns non-zero if the character tests true.
52.Sh SEE ALSO
53.Xr ctype 3 ,
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54.Xr iswspecial 3 ,
55.Xr isalnum_l
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56.Sh HISTORY
57The
58.Fn isspecial
59function appeared in
60.Bx 4.4 .