NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       strncmp - General: Compares two strings, using a specified
       number of characters

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       int strncmp(
               char *s1,
               char *s2,
               int n );

ARGUMENTS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies a pointer to a string (an  array  of  characters
       terminated by a null character).  Specifies a pointer to a
       string (an array of characters terminated by a null  character).
  Specifies the number of bytes to be compared.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The strncmp routine compares string s1 to string s2, using
       the number of characters specified in n.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       If string s1 is equal to the null character  (  '\0  '  ),
       strncmp  returns the value 0 (zero). Otherwise, it returns
       the difference between the number of characters in s1  and
       s2.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Routines: strcmp(9r)



                                                      strncmp(9r)