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11.1 ffs—find first bit set in a word

Synopsis

     #include <strings.h>
     int ffs(int word);
     

Description

ffs returns the first bit set in a word.


Returns
ffs returns 0 if c is 0, 1 if c is odd, 2 if c is a multiple of 2, etc.

Portability
ffs is not ANSI C.

No supporting OS subroutines are required.