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strstr(3) [osf1 man page]

strstr(3)						     Library Functions Manual							 strstr(3)

NAME
strstr - Finds a substring LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a) SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h> char *strstr( const char *s1, const char *s2); STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: strstr(): ISO C, XPG4, XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags. PARAMETERS
Specifies the character string being searched. Specifies the substring to be located. DESCRIPTION
The strstr() function locates the first occurrence in the string pointed to by the s1 parameter of the sequence of bytes in the string pointed to by the s2 parameter, excluding the terminating null character. RETURN VALUES
On successful completion, the strstr() function returns a pointer to the located string or a null pointer if the string is not found. When the s2 parameter points to a string having 0 (zero) length, the strstr() function returns the string pointed to by parameter s1. RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: string(3), wcsstr(3), wcswcs(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off strstr(3)

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wcsstr(3)						     Library Functions Manual							 wcsstr(3)

NAME
wcsstr - Finds a wide-character substring LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc) SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h> wchar_t *wcsstr( const wchar_t *s1, const wchar_t *s2); STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: wcsstr(): XSH5.0 Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags. PARAMETERS
Specifies the wide-character string being searched. Specifies the wide-character substring to be located. DESCRIPTION
The wcsstr() function locates the first occurrence in the wide-character string pointed to by the s1 parameter of the sequence of wide characters in the wide-character string pointed to by the s2 parameter, excluding the terminating null wide character. RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the wcsstr() function returns a pointer to the located wide-character substring or a null pointer when the sub- string is not found. If the s2 parameter points to a wide-character substring having 0 (zero) length, the wcsstr() function returns the entire wide-character string pointed to by parameter s1. [Tru64 UNIX] On error, the function returns a null pointer. RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: strstr(3), wcswcs(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off wcsstr(3)
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