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+.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
+.TH "INDEX" 3P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
+.\" index
+.SH PROLOG
+This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
+The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
+the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
+or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
+.SH NAME
+index \- character string operations (\fBLEGACY\fP)
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+\fB#include <strings.h>
+.br
+.sp
+char *index(const char *\fP\fIs\fP\fB, int\fP \fIc\fP\fB); \fP
+\fB
+.br
+\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fIindex\fP() function shall be equivalent to \fIstrchr\fP().
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.LP
+See \fIstrchr\fP().
+.SH ERRORS
+.LP
+See \fIstrchr\fP().
+.LP
+\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+.LP
+The \fIstrchr\fP() function is preferred over this function.
+.LP
+For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function
+call to \fIindex\fP() as follows:
+.sp
+.RS
+.nf
+
+\fB#define index(a,b) strchr((a),(b))
+\fP
+.fi
+.RE
+.SH RATIONALE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+.LP
+This function may be withdrawn in a future version.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+\fIstrchr\fP(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001,
+\fI<strings.h>\fP
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
+from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
+-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
+Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
+Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
+event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
+The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
+is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
+http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .