MEMCHR(3)

NAME
6.6 `memchr'--find character in memory

SYNOPSIS
     #include <string.h>
     void *memchr(const void *SRC, int C, size_t LENGTH);

DESCRIPTION
This function searches memory starting at `*SRC' for the character C. The search only ends with the first occurrence of C, or after LENGTH characters; in particular, `NUL' does not terminate the search.

RETURNS
If the character C is found within LENGTH characters of `*SRC', a pointer to the character is returned. If C is not found, then `NULL' is returned.

PORTABILITY
`memchr' is ANSI C.
   `memchr' requires no supporting OS subroutines.

SEE ALSO
memchr is part of the library. The full documentation for is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your site, the command

    info

will give you access to the complete manual.