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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

     This  page  is  part of release 4.16 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
     description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
     latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
     https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
                                2015-08-08                         STRCMP(3)
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