1MEMCHR(3P)                 POSIX Programmer's Manual                MEMCHR(3P)
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PROLOG

6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       memchr - find byte in memory
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <string.h>
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17       void *memchr(const void *s, int c, size_t n);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The memchr() function shall locate the first occurrence of c (converted
22       to  an  unsigned  char)  in  the  initial  n bytes (each interpreted as
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RETURN VALUE

26       The memchr() function shall return a pointer to the located byte, or  a
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ERRORS

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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

47       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>
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50       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
51       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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55       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
56       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
57       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
58       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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