osf1 man page for strncmp

strncmp(9r)															       strncmp(9r)

NAME
       strncmp - General: Compares two strings, using a specified number of characters

SYNOPSIS
       int strncmp(
	       char *s1,
	       char *s2,
	       int n );

ARGUMENTS
       Specifies  a  pointer  to  a  string (an array of characters terminated by a null character).  Specifies a pointer to a string (an array of
       characters terminated by a null character).  Specifies the number of bytes to be compared.

DESCRIPTION
       The strncmp routine compares string s1 to string s2, using the number of characters specified in n.

RETURN VALUES
       If string s1 is equal to the null character ( ' ' ), strncmp returns the value 0 (zero). Otherwise, it returns the difference between the
       number of characters in s1 and s2.

SEE ALSO
       Routines: strcmp(9r)

																       strncmp(9r)