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diff --git a/man3/index.3 b/man3/index.3 index aaa9a31922..9a3e16c982 100644 --- a/man3/index.3 +++ b/man3/index.3 @@ -38,16 +38,24 @@ index, rindex \- locate character in string .BI "char *rindex(const char *" s ", int " c ); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION -The \fBindex\fP() function returns a pointer to the first occurrence +The +.BR index () +function returns a pointer to the first occurrence of the character \fIc\fP in the string \fIs\fP. .PP -The \fBrindex\fP() function returns a pointer to the last occurrence +The +.BR rindex () +function returns a pointer to the last occurrence of the character \fIc\fP in the string \fIs\fP. .PP The terminating NULL character is considered to be a part of the strings. .SH "RETURN VALUE" -The \fBindex\fP() and \fBrindex\fP() functions return a pointer to +The +.BR index () +and +.BR rindex () +functions return a pointer to the matched character or NULL if the character is not found. .SH "CONFORMING TO" 4.3BSD; marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001. |