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	1 .TH ZTRUNC 3 libzahl
	2 .SH NAME
	3 ztrunc - Truncate a big integer
	4 .SH SYNOPSIS
	5 .nf
	6 #include <zahl.h>
	7
	8 void ztrunc(z_t \fIa\fP, z_t \fIb\fP, size_t \fIbits\fP);
	9 .fi
	10 .SH DESCRIPTION
	11 .B ztrunc
	12 makes a truncated copy of
	13 .I b
	14 and stores it in
	15 .IR a .
	16 Only the first
	17 .I bits
	18 from
	19 .I b
	20 and
	21 .IR b 's
	22 sign is copied to
	23 .IR a .
	24 .P
	25 It is safe to call
	26 .B zsplit
	27 with non-unique parameters.
	28 .SH RATIONALE
	29 This was useful for improving the performance of
	30 .BR zsplit (3).
	31 .SH SEE ALSO
	32 .BR zand (3),
	33 .BR zor (3),
	34 .BR zxor (3),
	35 .BR znot (3),
	36 .BR zlsh (3),
	37 .BR zrsh (3),
	38 .BR zsplit (3),
	39 .BR zbits (3)