STRCMP(3) 1990 STRCMP(3) NNAAMMEE strcmp - compare strings SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ##iinncclluuddee <<ssttrriinngg..hh>> iinntt ssttrrccmmpp((ccoonnsstt cchhaarr **ss11,, ccoonnsstt cchhaarr **ss22));; iinntt ssttrrnnccmmpp((ccoonnsstt cchhaarr **ss11,, ccoonnsstt cchhaarr **ss22,, ssiizzee__tt lleenn));; DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN SSttrrccmmpp and ssttrrnnccmmpp compare null-terminated strings _s_1 and _s_2 and return an integer greater than, equal to, or less than 0, according as _s_1 is lexicographically greater than, equal to, or less than _s_2. The comparison is done using unsigned characters, so that '\200' is greater than '\0'. _S_t_r_n_c_m_p compares at most _l_e_n characters. SSEEEE AALLSSOO bcmp(3), memcmp(3), strcasecmp(3), strcoll(3), strxfrm(3) SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS SSttrrccmmpp and ssttrrnnccmmpp conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C''). Printed 7/27/90 June 1