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Information on bsearchstr(3):
1. This library routine is like bsearch(3), but generalized to work
with files (not memory images) of random length strings (not fixed
length objects).
2. Unlike bsearch(), it is well-behaved. If more than one data item
(text line) matches the pattern, it returns the first matching item,
not a random one.
3. It's been around a while, well tested, and shown itself to be
generally useful, mainly for lookups into large, sorted lists.
4. It runs on HP-UX (AT&T V.2); hasn't been tested on other variants.
5. No makefile provided or needed -- compilation and linking are
vanilla.
6. No warranty express or implied accompanies this software. Caveat
emptor. See the manual entry.
Alan Silverstein, Hewlett-Packard Systems Software Operation, Fort Collins,
Colorado; {ihnp4 | hplabs}!hpfcla!ajs; 303-229-3053; (lat-long on request :-)