NAME
strcmp, strncmp - compare two strings SYNOPSIS
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int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2); int strncmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, sizet 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 compares the only first (at most) n bytes of s1 and s2. 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. ATTRIBUTES For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). ┌────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface │ Attribute │ Value │ ├────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │strcmp(), strncmp() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘ CONFORMING TO SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99. SEE ALSO bcmp(3), memcmp(3), strcasecmp(3), strcoll(3), string(3), strn‐ casecmp(3), strverscmp(3), wcscmp(3), wcsncmp(3) COLOPHON
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2012-11-25 STRCMP(3)