STRCMP(3)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		     STRCMP(3)



NAME
       strcmp, strncmp - compare two strings

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>

       int strcmp(const char *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 compares only the 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
       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

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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				  2015-08-08			     STRCMP(3)