strncmp(3)                          CLIX                          strncmp(3)



  NAME

    strncmp - Compares a specified number of character from two strings

  LIBRARY

    Standard C Library (libc.a)

  SYNOPSIS

    #include <string.h>

    int strncmp(
      char * string1 ,
      char * string2 ,
      size_t number );

  PARAMETERS

    string1
           A pointer to a character string

    string2
           A pointer to a character string

    number The number of characters to compare

  DESCRIPTION

    Upon successful completion, the strncmp() function returns an integer
    whose value is greater than, equal to, or less than 0 (zero), according to
    whether the string1 string is greater than, equal to, or less than the
    string2 string.  The strncmp() function compares at most number
    characters.

  EXAMPLES

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <string.h>

    main()
    {
         if (!strncmp ("abc", "abcde", 3))
              printf ("The strings are equal in the first 3 characters\n");
         else
              printf ("The strings are not equal in the first 3 characters\n");
    }


  RELATED INFORMATION




  2/94 - Intergraph Corporation                                              1

  strncmp(3)                          CLIX                          strncmp(3)



    Functions: index(3), rindex(3), strcat(3), strcmp(3), strcspn(3),
    strchr(3), strcpy(3), strlen(3), strncat(3), strncpy(3), strpbrk(3),
    strrchr(3), strspn(3)



















































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