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STRSEP(3) Linux Programmer's Manual STRSEP(3)
NAME
strsep - extract token from string
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strsep(char **restrict stringp, const char *restrict delim);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
strsep():
Since glibc 2.19:
_DEFAULT_SOURCE
Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
_BSD_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
If *stringp is NULL, the strsep() function returns NULL and does nothing else. Otherwise, this function finds the first token in the string *stringp, that is
delimited by one of the bytes in the string delim. This token is terminated by overwriting the delimiter with a null byte ('\0'), and *stringp is updated to
point past the token. In case no delimiter was found, the token is taken to be the entire string *stringp, and *stringp is made NULL.
RETURN VALUE
The strsep() function returns a pointer to the token, that is, it returns the original value of *stringp.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│strsep() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
CONFORMING TO
4.4BSD.
NOTES
The strsep() function was introduced as a replacement for strtok(3), since the latter cannot handle empty fields. However, strtok(3) conforms to C89/C99 and
hence is more portable.
BUGS
Be cautious when using this function. If you do use it, note that:
* This function modifies its first argument.
* This function cannot be used on constant strings.
* The identity of the delimiting character is lost.
SEE ALSO
index(3), memchr(3), rindex(3), strchr(3), string(3), strpbrk(3), strspn(3), strstr(3), strtok(3)
GNU 2021-03-22 STRSEP(3)