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strncmp(9r)
NAME
  strncmp - General: Compares two strings, using a specified number of
  characters

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

ARGUMENTS
  s1  Specifies a pointer to a string (an array of characters terminated by a
      null character).

  s2  Specifies a pointer to a string (an array of characters terminated by a
      null character).

  n   Specifies the number of bytes to be compared.

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

RETURN VALUES
  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
  Routines: strcmp(9r)

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