| memrchr(3) | Library Functions Manual | memrchr(3) |
NAME
memrchr - memory rear-search character
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE // See feature_test_macros(7) #include <string.h> // see memory.h(3head)
void *memrchr(size_t n;
const void s[n], int c, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
memrchr() is like memchr(3), except that it searches backward from the end of the n bytes pointed to by s instead of forward from the beginning.
RETURN VALUE
See memchr(3).
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| memrchr () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS
GNU.
HISTORY
glibc 2.2.
SEE ALSO
memory.h(3head), memchr(3)
| 2026-08-10 | Linux man-pages 6.19 |