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6.20 `strcmp'--character string compare
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
int strcmp(const char *A, const char *B);
DESCRIPTION
`strcmp' compares the string at A to the string at B.
RETURNS
If `*A' sorts lexicographically after `*B', `strcmp' returns a number
greater than zero. If the two strings match, `strcmp' returns zero.
If `*A' sorts lexicographically before `*B', `strcmp' returns a number
less than zero.
PORTABILITY
`strcmp' is ANSI C.
`strcmp' requires no supporting OS subroutines.
SEE ALSOstrcmp is part of the library. The full documentation for is main‐
tained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your
site, the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
NEWLIB April 2010 STRCMP(3)