    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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