# findstr

## Purpose

Find one string within another.

## Synopsis

    k = findstr('s1','s2')

## Description

`k = findstr('s1','s2')`, where `s1` and `s2` are both character strings, finds the starting indices of any occurrences of the shorter string within the longer.

## Examples

    s1 = 'Find the starting indices of the shorter string.';
    s2 = 'the';
    findstr(s1,s2)

    ans =
         6    30

## See Also

    strcmp

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