STRSEP(3) Linux Programmer's Manual STRSEP(3)
NAME
strsep - extract token from string
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strsep(char **stringp, const char *delim);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
strsep(): _BSD_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
If *stringp is NULL, the strsep() function returns NULL and does nothing else. Otherwise, this function finds the first token in the
string *stringp, where tokens are delimited by symbols in the string delim. This token is terminated with a ' ' character (by overwriting
the delimiter) and *stringp is updated to point past the token. In case no delimiter was found, the token is taken to be the entire string
*stringp, and *stringp is made NULL.
RETURN VALUE
The strsep() function returns a pointer to the token, that is, it returns the original value of *stringp.
CONFORMING TO
4.4BSD.
NOTES
The strsep() function was introduced as a replacement for strtok(3), since the latter cannot handle empty fields. However, strtok(3) con-
forms to C89/C99 and hence is more portable.
BUGS
Be cautious when using this function. If you do use it, note that:
* This function modifies its first argument.
* This function cannot be used on constant strings.
* The identity of the delimiting character is lost.
SEE ALSO
index(3), memchr(3), rindex(3), strchr(3), strpbrk(3), strspn(3), strstr(3), strtok(3)
COLOPHON
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GNU
2009-01-16 STRSEP(3)
