NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     strlen - find length of a string

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <string.h>

     size_t
     strlen(const char *s);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The strlen() function computes the length of the string s.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The strlen() function returns the number of characters  that
precede the
     terminating NUL character.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     string(3)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  strlen()  function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI
C'').

OpenBSD     3.6                           June      29,      1991