1STRSEP(3)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 STRSEP(3)
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NAME

6       strsep - extract token from string
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <string.h>
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11       char *strsep(char **stringp, const char *delim);
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13   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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15       strsep():
16           Since glibc 2.19:
17               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
18           Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
19               _BSD_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

22       If  *stringp is NULL, the strsep() function returns NULL and does noth‐
23       ing else.  Otherwise, this function finds the first token in the string
24       *stringp,  that  is  delimited by one of the bytes in the string delim.
25       This token is terminated by overwriting the delimiter with a null  byte
26       ('\0'),  and  *stringp  is updated to point past the token.  In case no
27       delimiter was found, the  token  is  taken  to  be  the  entire  string
28       *stringp, and *stringp is made NULL.
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RETURN VALUE

31       The  strsep()  function  returns  a  pointer  to the token, that is, it
32       returns the original value of *stringp.
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ATTRIBUTES

35       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
36       attributes(7).
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38       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
39       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
40       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
41       │strsep()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
42       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

44       4.4BSD.
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NOTES

47       The  strsep()  function  was introduced as a replacement for strtok(3),
48       since the latter cannot handle empty fields.  However,  strtok(3)  con‐
49       forms to C89/C99 and hence is more portable.
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BUGS

52       Be cautious when using this function.  If you do use it, note that:
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SEE ALSO

61       index(3),  memchr(3), rindex(3), strchr(3), string(3), strpbrk(3), str‐
62       spn(3), strstr(3), strtok(3)
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COLOPHON

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