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

NAME
       index, rindex - locate character in string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.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 occur-
       rence of the character c in the string s.

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

       The  terminating NULL character 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.

CONFORMING TO
       BSD 4.3

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

GNU                       April 12, 1993                        1

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