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NAME

       strings.h - string operations

SYNOPSIS

       #include <strings.h>

DESCRIPTION

       The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as
       macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.

              int    bcmp(const void *, const void *, size_t); (LEGACY )
              void   bcopy(const void *, void *, size_t); (LEGACY )
              void   bzero(void *, size_t); (LEGACY )
              int    ffs(int);
              char  *index(const char *, int); (LEGACY )
              char  *rindex(const char *, int); (LEGACY )
              int    strcasecmp(const char *, const char *);
              int    strncasecmp(const char *, const char *, size_t);

       The size_t type shall  be  defined  through  typedef  as  described  in
       <stddef.h> .

       The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       <stddef.h>  ,  the  System  Interfaces  volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       ffs(), strcasecmp(), strncasecmp()

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 .