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), strcoll(3)