string(3)                  Library Functions Manual                  string(3)

NAME
       string - string operations

LIBRARY
       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>
       #include <strings.h>

DESCRIPTION
   Copy
       strcpy(3)
       stpcpy(3)

   Catenate
       strcat(3)

   Duplicate
       strdup(3)
       strdupa(3)

   Compare
       streq(3)
       strcmp(3)
       strcasecmp(3)
       strcoll(3)
       strverscmp(3)

   Search
       strlen(3)
       strnul(3)
       strchrnul(3)
       strchr(3)
       strrchr(3)
       strpbrk(3)
       strstr(3)
       strcasestr(3)
       strspn(3)
       strcspn(3)

   Separate
       strsep(3)
       strtok(3)

   Others
       strxfrm(3)

SEE ALSO
       memory.h(3head), string_copying(7)

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