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STRCMP
!!!STRCMP
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
CONFORMING TO
SEE ALSO
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!!NAME


strcmp, strncmp - compare two strings
!!SYNOPSIS


__#include
__''s1''__, const char *__''s2''__);
int strncmp(const char *__''s1''__, const char *__''s2''__, size_t__ ''n''__);
__
!!DESCRIPTION


The __strcmp()__ function compares the two strings
''s1'' and ''s2''. It returns an integer less than,
equal to, or greater than zero if ''s1'' is found,
respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than
''s2''.


The __strncmp()__ function is similar, except it only
compares the first ''n'' characters of
''s1''.
!!RETURN VALUE


The __strcmp()__ and __strncmp()__ functions return an
integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if
''s1'' (or the first ''n'' bytes thereof) is found,
respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than
''s2''.
!!CONFORMING TO


SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
!!SEE ALSO


bcmp(3), memcmp(3), strcasecmp(3),
strncasecmp(3), strcoll(3)
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