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From: guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris)
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Subject: index/strchr and rindex/strrchr - READ THIS
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Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 05:56:59 EDT
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> What is the BSD function "index" supposed to do?

It's not a BSD function.  It's (surprise!) an AT&T function.  It came with
V7 UNIX, which was produced by AT&T and sold by them.

> Does anyone know the equivalent on a System V Release 2 machine?

Yes.  "strchr".  The function was renamed at some point.

	Guy Harris