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INDEX(3P)                  POSIX Programmer's Manual                 INDEX(3P)

PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       index - character string operations (LEGACY)
SYNOPSIS
       #include <strings.h>
       char *index(const char *s, int c);

DESCRIPTION
       The index() function shall be equivalent to strchr().
RETURN VALUE
       See strchr().
ERRORS
       See strchr().
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       The strchr() function is preferred over this function.
       For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function call
       to index() as follows:

              #define index(a,b) strchr((a),(b))
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       This function may be withdrawn in a future version.
SEE ALSO
       strchr(),   the   Base   Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <strings.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                            INDEX(3P)