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From: stan@Dixie.Com (Stan Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: What does index() and rindex() do ??
Keywords: index rindex
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Date: 30 Mar 91 16:10:30 GMT
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niklas@appli.se (Niklas Hallqvist) writes:

=>tore@bibsyst.UUCP (Tore Morkemo) writes:

=>>Could anyone please tell me what rindex() and index() are supposed to do ??

=>index == strchr
=>rindex == strrchr

=>Well, I would have mailed this if it hadn't triggered a question that's
=>been floating in the back of my head for the last five years.

=>Is there something like a porting guide for C-programs under Unix?
=>This guide would present the differences between all the main variants
=>of Unix.  Specifically differences in library functions and ioctl commands
=>are interesting.  I know the knowledge is out there, has anyone written
=>it down?

	One source is _Portable_C_And_UNIX_Porgraming_  By J. E Lapin


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