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Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 2023-01-05
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NAME

index, rindex - locate character in string  

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)  

SYNOPSIS

#include <strings.h>

[[deprecated]] char *index(const char *s, int c);
[[deprecated]] char *rindex(const char *s, int c);
 

DESCRIPTION

index() is identical to strchr(3).

rindex() is identical to strrchr(3).

Use strchr(3) and strrchr(3) instead of these functions.  

STANDARDS

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

SEE ALSO

strchr(3), strrchr(3)


 

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