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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)