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memchr(3)                BSD Library Functions Manual                memchr(3)


NAME

     memchr -- locate byte in byte string


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <string.h>

     void *
     memchr(const void *s, int c, size_t n);


DESCRIPTION

     The memchr() function locates the first occurrence of c (converted to an
     unsigned char) in string s.


RETURN VALUES

     The memchr() function returns a pointer to the byte located, or NULL if
     no such byte exists within n bytes.


SEE ALSO

     strchr(3), strcspn(3), strpbrk(3), strrchr(3), strsep(3), strspn(3),
     strstr(3), strtok(3)


STANDARDS

     The memchr() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90'').

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD

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