strcmp

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),  str-
       coll(3)