1*61193Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 2*61193Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 341975Sbostic.\" 441975Sbostic.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by 550325Sbostic.\" Chris Torek and the American National Standards Committee X3, 650325Sbostic.\" on Information Processing Systems. 750325Sbostic.\" 841975Sbostic.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 941975Sbostic.\" 10*61193Sbostic.\" @(#)strlen.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/04/93 1141975Sbostic.\" 1248351Scael.Dd 1348351Scael.Dt STRLEN 3 1448351Scael.Os 1548351Scael.Sh NAME 1648351Scael.Nm strlen 1748351Scael.Nd find length of string 1848351Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 1948351Scael.Fd #include <string.h> 2048351Scael.Ft size_t 2148351Scael.Fn strlen "const char *s" 2248351Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 2348351ScaelThe 2448351Scael.Fn strlen 2548351Scaelfunction 2648351Scaelcomputes the length of the string 2748351Scael.Fa s . 2848351Scael.Sh RETURN VALUES 2948351ScaelThe 3048351Scael.Fn strlen 3148351Scaelfunction 3248351Scaelreturns 3348351Scaelthe number of characters that precede the 3448351Scaelterminating 3548351Scael.Dv NUL 3648351Scaelcharacter. 3748351Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 3848351Scael.Xr string 3 3948351Scael.Sh STANDARDS 4048351ScaelThe 4148351Scael.Fn strlen 4248351Scaelfunction 4348351Scaelconforms to 4448351Scael.St -ansiC . 45