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index(3) Library Functions Manualindex(3)index, rindex - locate character in string
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#include <strings.h>[[deprecated]] char *index(const char *s, intc);[[deprecated]] char *rindex(const char *s, intc);
index() is identical tostrchr(3).rindex() is identical tostrrchr(3). Usestrchr(3) andstrrchr(3) instead of these functions.
None.
4.3BSD; marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001. Removed in POSIX.1-2008, recommendingstrchr(3) andstrrchr(3) instead.
strchr(3),strrchr(3)
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