posix man page for index

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

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       This function may be withdrawn in a future version.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 Technol-
       ogy -- 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 .

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/The Open Group						       2003								  INDEX(P)