.\" part of publib
.\" "@(#)publib-strutil:$Id: strendzap.3,v 1.3 1994/07/22 12:22:50 liw Exp $"
.\"
.TH STRENDZAP 3 "C Programmer's Manual" Publib "C Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
strendzap \- remove pattern from end of str, if it is there
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <publib.h>
int \fBstrendzap\fR(char *\fIstr\fR, const char *\fIpat\fR);
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIstrendzap\fR removes \fIpat\fR from the end of \fIstr\fR if it
is there.  Otherwise, it does nothing.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
\fIstrendzap\fR returns non-zero if it removed anything, 0 if not.
.SH EXAMPLE
To remove the suffix .c from the end of a filename, you might do this:
.sp 1
.nf
.in +5
#include <publib.h>

strendzap(filename, ".c");
.in -5
.SH "SEE ALSO"
publib(3), strzap(3)
.SH AUTHOR
Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)