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6.30 `strncmp'--character string compare
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
int strncmp(const char *A, const char * B, size_t LENGTH);
DESCRIPTION
`strncmp' compares up to LENGTH characters from the string at A to the
string at B.
RETURNS
If `*A' sorts lexicographically after `*B', `strncmp' returns a number
greater than zero. If the two strings are equivalent, `strncmp'
returns zero. If `*A' sorts lexicographically before `*B', `strncmp'
returns a number less than zero.
PORTABILITY
`strncmp' is ANSI C.
`strncmp' requires no supporting OS subroutines.
SEE ALSOstrncmp is part of the library. The full documentation for is main‐
tained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your
site, the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
NEWLIB April 2010 STRNCMP(3)