.\" part of publib
.\" "@(#)publib-strutil:$Id: strzap.3,v 1.2 1994/07/22 12:22:53 liw Exp $"
.\"
.TH STRZAP 3 "C Programmer's Manual" Publib "C Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
strzap \- remove pattern from beginning of string, if it is there
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <publib.h>
int \fBstrzap\fR(char *\fIstr\fR, const char *\fIpat\fR);
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIstrzap\fR compares the beginning of \fIstr\fR with all of \fIpat\fR,
and if they are the same, it removes the beginning from \fIstr\fR.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
\fIstrzap\fR returns non-zero if it removed anything, 0 if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
publib(3), strendzap(3)
.SH AUTHOR
Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)