strcasecmp(3)						     Library Functions Manual						     strcasecmp(3)

NAME

       strcasecmp, strncasecmp - Perform case-insensitive string comparisons

LIBRARY

       Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <strings.h>

       int strcasecmp(
	       const char *s1,
	       const char *s2

       int strncasecmp(
	       const char *s1,
	       const char *s2
	       size_t n;

STANDARDS

       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       strcasecmp(), strncasecmp():  XPG4-UNIX

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS

       Points to a location containing first string.  Points to a location containing the second of two strings referenced.  Specifies the maximum
       number of bytes to compare.

DESCRIPTION

       The strcasecmp() function compares the string pointed to by the s1 parameter to the string pointed to by the s2 parameter,  while  ignoring
       differences in case.  The strncasecmp() function is similar to the strcasecmp function, but also compares size.	If the size specified by n
       is reached before a null, the comparison stops.	Note that these functions work for 7-bit ASCII compares only and should  not  be  used	in
       internationalized applications.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon  completion,  the  strcasecmp() function returns an integer whose value is greater than, equal to, or less than 0 (zero), according to
       whether the s1 string, ignoring case, is greater than, equal to, or less than the s2 string.

       Upon successful completion, the strncasecmp() function returns an integer whose value is greater than, equal to, or  less  than	0  (zero),
       according  to whether the s1 array (possibly null-terminated), ignoring case, is greater than, equal to, or less than the s2 string (possi-
       bly null-terminated).

RELATED INFORMATION

       Functions: string(3), strcat(3), strcmp(3), strcpy(3)

       Standards: standards(5) delim off

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