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                      3: rindex()                 String Function                 rindex()
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                      8: Find a character in a string
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                     10: cchhaarr *rriinnddeexx(_s_t_r_i_n_g, _c) cchhaarr *_s_t_r_i_n_g; cchhaarr _c;
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                     12: rindex scans string for the last occurrence of character c.  If c
                     13: is found,  rindex returns a pointer  to it.  If it  is not found,
                     14: rindex returns NULL.
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                     16: ***** Example *****
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                     18: This example uses rriinnddeexx to help  strip a sample file name of the
                     19: path information.
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                     22: #include <stdio.h>
                     23: #define PATHSEP '/' /* path name separator */
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                     27: extern char *rindex();
                     28: extern char *basename();
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                     32: main()
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                     37:     printf("Before massaging: %s\n", testpath);
                     38:     printf("After massaging: %s\n", basename(testpath));
                     39: }
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                     43: char *basename(path)
                     44: char *path;
                     45: {
                     46:     char *cp;
                     47:     return (((cp = rindex(path, PATHSEP)) == NULL)
                     48:                      ? path : ++cp);
                     49: }
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                     52: ***** See Also *****
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                     54: index(), string functions
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                     56: ***** Notes *****
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                     58: This  function is  identical to  the  function strrchr,  which is
                     59: described in the ANSI standard.
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                     69: rindex()                 String Function                 rindex()
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                     73: COHERENT includes  strrchr in  its libraries.  It  is recommended
                     74: that it  be used instead of rindex so  that programs more closely
                     75: approach strict conformity with the ANSI standard.
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