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33 .TH STRSTR 3 2021-03-22 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
35 strstr, strcasestr \- locate a substring
38 .B #include <string.h>
40 .BI "char *strstr(const char *" haystack ", const char *" needle );
42 .BR "#define _GNU_SOURCE" " /* See feature_test_macros(7) */"
43 .B #include <string.h>
45 .BI "char *strcasestr(const char *" haystack ", const char *" needle );
50 function finds the first occurrence of the substring
54 The terminating null bytes (\(aq\e0\(aq) are not compared.
60 but ignores the case of both arguments.
62 These functions return a pointer to the beginning of the
63 located substring, or NULL if the substring is not found.
68 the return value is always
72 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
80 Interface Attribute Value
83 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
86 T} Thread safety MT-Safe locale
93 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99.
97 function is a nonstandard extension.