STRSTR(P)

NAME
strstr - find a substring

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

char *strstr(const char *s1, const char *s2);

DESCRIPTION

The strstr() function shall locate the first occurrence in the string pointed to by s1 of the sequence of bytes (excluding the terminating null byte) in the string pointed to by s2.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, strstr() shall return a pointer to the located string or a null pointer if the string is not found.

If s2 points to a string with zero length, the function shall return s1.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

strchr() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>

COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- 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 .