outp, outpw

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# `outp`, `outpw`

`outp`, `outpw` -- write values to hardware ports.

## Syntax

    outp (port, value)
    outpw (port, value)

## Arguments

`port`

  A hardware port address.

`value`

  A value to write to the port.

## Returns

The value.

## Description

These functions write a value to a hardware port. In order for these functions to succeed, the interpreter must be running with root permissions and a privity of 1, otherwise these functions may cause a segmentation fault.

The `outp` function writes a single byte to the specified `port` location. The `outpw` function writes a word (two bytes) to the specified `port` location.

## Example

Examples of this function are beyond the scope of this documentation.

## See Also

`inp`, `inpw`

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