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      1 .TH strcmp 3
      2 .SH NAME
      3 strcmp - compare strings
      4 .SH SYNOPSIS
      5 #include <string.h>
      6 
      7 int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
      8 .SH DESCRIPTION
      9 The
     10 .BR strcmp ()
     11 function compares the string
     12 pointed to by
     13 .I s1
     14 to the string pointed to by
     15 .IR s2 .
     16 .PP
     17 The value returned shall be used to determine
     18 if a string is lexicographically
     19 greater than, lesser than or equal to
     20 the other string.
     21 .PP
     22 The function shall not modify either of the strings.
     23 .SH RETURN VALUE
     24 The
     25 .BR strcmp ()
     26 function shall return an integer
     27 greater than, equal to or lesser than 0,
     28 if the string pointed to by
     29 .I s1
     30 is greater than, equal to or lesser than
     31 the string pointed to by
     32 .IR s2 ,
     33 respectively.
     34 .SH STANDARDS
     35 ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.21.4.2