rindex(3) - Linux man page
Name
index, rindex - locate character in string
Synopsis
#include <strings.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 occurrence of the character c in the
string s.
The rindex() function returns a pointer to the last occurrence of the character c in the string s.
The terminating null byte (aq\0aq) 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
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
memchr(3), strchr(3), string(3), strpbrk(3),
strrchr(3), strsep(3), strspn(3), strstr(3), strtok(3)
Referenced By
strrstr(3),
strtok_r(3)