strsep (3)

#include <string.h>

char *strsep(char **stringp, const char *delim);

Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

strsep(): _BSD_SOURCE

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.

The strsep() function returns a pointer to the token, that is, it returns the original value of *stringp.

Multithreading (see pthreads(7))

The strsep() function is thread-safe.

4.4BSD.

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.

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.

index(3), memchr(3), rindex(3), strchr(3), string(3), strpbrk(3), strspn(3), strstr(3), strtok(3)

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