---
name: "strsort"
section: "3"
platform: "macos"
package: "ksh"
version: "42"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/strsort"
---

# strsort(3)

array heap sort

## NAME

hsort - array heap sort

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ast.h>
void    strsort(char** array, int elements, int (*compare)(const char* a, const char* b));
```

## DESCRIPTION

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