Generate list of all possible permutations of a string

Question

How would I go about generating a list of all possible permutations of a string between x and y characters in length, containing a variable list of characters.

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Answer 1

... and here is the C version:

void permute(const char *s, char *out, int *used, int len, int lev)
{
    if (len == lev) {
        out[lev] = '\0';
        puts(out);
        return;
    }

    int i;
    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
        if (! used[i])
            continue;

        used[i] = 1;
        out[lev] = s[i];
        permute(s, out, used, len, lev + 1);
        used[i] = 0;
    }
    return;
}