---
name: "firestring_estr_munch"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libfirestring-dev"
version: "0.9.12-8"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/firestring_estr_munch"
---

# firestring\_estr\_munch(3)

remove characters from the beginning of an estring

## NAME

firestring\_estr\_munch - remove characters from the beginning of an estring

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<firestring.h\>**\
 **-lfirestring**

**int firestring\_estr\_munch(struct firestring\_estr\_t \****string***, const long** *length***)**

## DESCRIPTION

firestring\_estr\_munch removes the first *length* characters from *string.*

## RETURN VALUE

0 on success, non-zero if there were not enough characters in the string to begin with.

## AUTHOR

Ian Gulliver \<ian@penguinhosting.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**libfirestring**(3)](/libfirestring/3.md)