Query: strstr
OS: redhat
Section: 3
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STRSTR(3) Linux Programmer's Manual STRSTR(3)NAMEstrstr - locate a substringSYNOPSIS#include <string.h> char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);DESCRIPTIONThe strstr() function finds the first occurrence of the substring needle in the string haystack. The terminating ` ' characters are not compared.RETURN VALUEThe strstr() function returns a pointer to the beginning of the substring, or NULL if the substring is not found.BUGSEarly versions of Linux libc (like 4.5.26) would not allow an empty argument. Later versions (like 4.6.27) work correctly, and return haystack when needle is empty.CONFORMING TOISO 9899SEE ALSOindex(3), memchr(3), rindex(3), strchr(3), strpbrk(3), strsep(3), strspn(3), strtok(3)GNU1993-04-12 STRSTR(3)