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), strncasecmp(3), strverscmp(3), wcscmp(3), wcsncmp(3)

COLOPHON

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								    2015-08-08								 STRCMP(3)