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+.\"     @(#)ffs.3	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd October 12, 2006
+.Dt FFS 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm ffs ,
+.Nm ffsl ,
+.Nm fls ,
+.Nm flsl
+.Nd find first or last bit set in a bit string
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In strings.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn ffs "int value"
+.Ft int
+.Fn ffsl "long value"
+.Ft int
+.Fn fls "int value"
+.Ft int
+.Fn flsl "long value"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn ffs
+and
+.Fn ffsl
+functions find the first bit set
+(beginning with the least significant bit)
+in
+.Fa value
+and return the index of that bit.
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn fls
+and
+.Fn flsl
+functions find the last bit set in
+.Fa value
+and return the index of that bit.
+.Pp
+Bits are numbered starting at 1 (the least significant bit).
+A return value of zero from any of these functions means that the
+argument was zero.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr bitstring 3
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn ffs
+function appeared in
+.Bx 4.3 .
+Its prototype existed previously in
+.In string.h
+before it was moved to
+.In strings.h
+for
+.St -p1003.1-2001
+compliance.
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn ffsl ,
+.Fn fls
+and
+.Fn flsl
+functions appeared in
+.Fx 5.3 .