strncmp function

strncmp will test at most 'n' characters in s1 to s2 for equallity.

Library:   string.h

Prototype: int strncmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, int n);

Syntax:	   char string1[]="red dwarf";
	   char string2[]="red";

           strncmp(string1, string2, 3);
Returns :
           <0 if s1 is less than s2 0 if s1 == s2 > 0 if s1 > s2

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See Also:

strcmp

strcasecmp Compare strings, ignoring case.

toupper

tolower

Strings