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NAME

       rindex - character string operations (LEGACY)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <strings.h>

       char *rindex(const char *s, int c);

DESCRIPTION

       The rindex() function shall be equivalent to strrchr() .

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to strrchr() .

ERRORS

       Refer to strrchr() .

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       The strrchr() function is preferred over this function.

       For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function call
       to rindex() as follows:

              #define rindex(a,b) strrchr((a),(b))

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       This function may be withdrawn in a future version.

SEE ALSO

       strrchr()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <strings.h>

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 .