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 only compares the first n characters of s1.

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.

CONFORMING TO

       SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

SEE ALSO

       bcmp(3), memcmp(3), strcasecmp(3), strncasecmp(3), strcoll(3)

                                          April 11, 1993                                STRCMP(3)