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1.1     ! root        1: .th ATOF III 4/30/73
        !             2: .sh NAME
        !             3: atof \*- ascii to floating
        !             4: .sh SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .ft B
        !             6: double atof(nptr)
        !             7: .br
        !             8: char *nptr;
        !             9: .br
        !            10: .ft R
        !            11: .sh DESCRIPTION
        !            12: .it Atof
        !            13: converts a string to a floating
        !            14: number.
        !            15: .it Nptr
        !            16: should point to a string containing the number;
        !            17: the first unrecognized character ends the number.
        !            18: .s3
        !            19: The only numbers recognized are:  an optional minus
        !            20: sign followed by a string of digits optionally containing
        !            21: one decimal point, then followed optionally by the
        !            22: letter \fBe\fR followed by a signed integer.
        !            23: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
        !            24: There are none; overflow results in a very large
        !            25: number and garbage characters terminate the scan.
        !            26: .sh BUGS
        !            27: The
        !            28: routine should accept initial \fB+\fR, initial blanks, and \fBE\fR for \fBe\fR.
        !            29: Overflow should be signalled.

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