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INDEX(3) Linux Programmer's Manual INDEX(3)

NAME

     index, rindex - locate character in string

SYNOPSIS

     #include <strings.h>

     char *index(const char *s, int c);

     char *rindex(const char *s, int c);

DESCRIPTION

     The  index()  function returns a pointer to the first occurrence of the
     character c in the string s.

     The rindex() function returns a pointer to the last occurrence  of  the
     character c in the string s.

     The  terminating  null  byte  ('\0')  is considered to be a part of the
     strings.

RETURN VALUE

     The index() and rindex() functions return  a  pointer  to  the  matched
     character or NULL if the character is not found.

ATTRIBUTES

     For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
     attributes(7).

     allbox; lb lb lb l l l.  Interface Attribute Value T{ index(), rindex()
     T}   Thread safety   MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

     4.3BSD;  marked  as  LEGACY  in POSIX.1-2001.  POSIX.1-2008 removes the
     specifications of index() and rindex(), recommending strchr(3) and str-
     rchr(3) instead.

SEE ALSO

     memchr(3),  strchr(3),  string(3),  strpbrk(3),  strrchr(3), strsep(3),
     strspn(3), strstr(3), strtok(3)

COLOPHON

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