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STDINT(7)		Miscellaneous Information Manual	     STDINT(7)

NAME
       stdint -- standard integer types

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<stdint.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The  <stdint.h> header provides source-portable integer types of	a spe-
       cific size, smallest memory footprint with a minimum size, fastest  ac-
       cess speed with a minimum size, largest integer size, and those capable
       of storing pointers.

       The  types int8_t, int16_t, int32_t, and	int64_t	provide	a signed inte-
       ger type	of width 8, 16,	32,  or	 64  bits,  respectively.   The	 types
       uint8_t,	 uint16_t,  uint32_t, and uint64_t provide an unsigned integer
       type of width 8,	16, 32,	or 64 bits, respectively.  These integer types
       should be used when a specific size is required.

       The types int_fast8_t,  int_fast16_t,  int_fast32_t,  and  int_fast64_t
       provide the fastest signed integer type with a width of at least	8, 16,
       32,  or	64 bits, respectively.	The types uint_fast8_t,	uint_fast16_t,
       uint_fast32_t, and uint_fast64_t	provide	the fastest  unsigned  integer
       type  with  a  width  of	 at least 8, 16, 32, or	64 bits, respectively.
       These types should be used when access speed is paramount, and  when  a
       specific	size is	not required.

       The types int_least8_t, int_least16_t, int_least32_t, and int_least64_t
       provide	the smallest memory footprint signed integer type with a width
       of  at  least  8,  16,  32,  or	64  bits,  respectively.   The	 types
       uint_least8_t,  uint_least16_t, uint_least32_t, and uint_least64_t pro-
       vide the	smallest memory	footprint unsigned integer type	with  a	 width
       of at least 8, 16, 32, or 64 bits, respectively.	 These types should be
       used when memory	storage	is of concern, and when	a specific size	is not
       required.

       The  type  intmax_t provides a signed integer type large	enough to hold
       any other signed	integer.  The type uintmax_t provides an unsigned  in-
       teger  type  large  enough  to  hold any	other unsigned integer.	 These
       types are generally the	largest	 signed	 and  unsigned	integer	 types
       available on a specific architecture.

       The  type  intptr_t  provides a signed integer type with	the ability to
       hold a pointer to void, that can	later be converted back	to  a  pointer
       to void.

       The  type  uintptr_t provides an	unsigned integer type with the ability
       to hold a pointer to void, that	can  later  be	converted  back	 to  a
       pointer to void.

       Additionally,  the  <stdint.h>  header defines some macros, but none of
       them are	documented here.

STANDARDS
       The <stdint.h> header conforms to ISO/IEC  9899:1999  ("ISO  C99")  and
       IEEE Std	1003.1-2001 ("POSIX.1").

HISTORY
       The <stdint.h> header was first introduced in FreeBSD 5.0.

FreeBSD	15.0		      September	15, 2002		     STDINT(7)

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