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30.Dd February 12, 2026
31.Dt DIV 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm div
35.Nd return quotient and remainder from division
36.Sh LIBRARY
37.Lb libc
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.In stdlib.h
40.Ft div_t
41.Fn div "int numer" "int denom"
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43The
44.Fn div
45function
46computes the value
47.Fa numer Ns / Ns Fa denom
48(numerator/denominator).
49It returns a structure named
50.Fa div_t
51that contains two
52.Vt int
53members named
54.Va quot
55(quotient) and
56.Va rem
57(remainder).
58.Sh SEE ALSO
59.Xr imaxdiv 3 ,
60.Xr ldiv 3 ,
61.Xr lldiv 3
62.Sh STANDARDS
63The
64.Fn div
65function
66conforms to
67.St -isoC-99 .
68