ECONF\_SET\_DELIMITER\_(3) libeconf Manual ECONF\_SET\_DELIMITER\_(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

econf\_set\_delimiter\_tag - set the key-value delimiter character used during file parsing

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <libeconf.h>
```

**void econf\_set\_delimiter\_tag(const char delimiter);**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **econf\_set\_delimiter\_tag**() function sets the character or string used to separate a configuration *key* from its corresponding *value* when reading/writing configuration files.

The *delimiter* argument specifies the new delimiter tag. I

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

none

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**libeconf**(3)](/man/os/libeconf/libeconf.3), [**econf\_get\_delimiter\_tag**(3)](/man/os/libeconf/econf_get_delimiter_tag.3), [**econf\_set\_comment\_tag**(3)](/man/os/libeconf/econf_set_comment_tag.3).

2025-12-04 libeconf

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Document: econf_set_delimiter_tag(3) from libeconf 0.8.6-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf