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NAME

       strstr - find a substring

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       char *strstr(const char *s1, const char *s2);

DESCRIPTION

       The  strstr()  function shall locate the first occurrence in the string
       pointed to by s1 of the sequence of bytes  (excluding  the  terminating
       null byte) in the string pointed to by s2.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon  successful  completion,  strstr()  shall  return a pointer to the
       located string or a null pointer if the string is not found.

       If s2 points to a string with zero length, the  function  shall  return
       s1.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       strchr()   ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <string.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 .