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NAME
     bufsplit - split buffer into fields

SYNOPSIS
     cc [flag ...] file ...  -lgen [library ...]

     #include <libgen.h>

     sizet bufsplit (char *buf, sizet n, char **a);

DESCRIPTION
     bufsplit examines the buffer, buf, and assigns values to the
     pointer  array, a, so that the pointers point to the first n
     fields in buf that are delimited by tabs or new-lines.

     To change the characters used to separate fields, call bufs-
     plit  with  buf  pointing to the string of characters, and n
     and a set to zero.  For example, to use ':', '.', and ',' as
     separators along with tab and new-line:

          bufsplit (":.,\t\n", 0, (char**)0 );

RETURN VALUE
     The number of fields assigned in the array  a.   If  buf  is
     zero,  the  return value is zero and the array is unchanged.
     Otherwise the value is at least one.  The remainder  of  the
     elements  in  the array are assigned the address of the null
     byte at the end of the buffer.

EXAMPLES
     /*
      * set a[0] = "This", a[1] = "is", a[2] = "a",
      * a[3] = "test"
      */
     bufsplit("This\tis\ta\ttest\n", 4, a);

NOTES
     bufsplit changes the delimiters to null bytes in buf.

















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