xref: /csrg-svn/lib/libc/string/strncmp.c (revision 1988)
1*1988Swnj /* @(#)strncmp.c	4.1 (Berkeley) 12/21/80 */
2*1988Swnj /*
3*1988Swnj  * Compare strings (at most n bytes):  s1>s2: >0  s1==s2: 0  s1<s2: <0
4*1988Swnj  */
5*1988Swnj 
6*1988Swnj strncmp(s1, s2, n)
7*1988Swnj register char *s1, *s2;
8*1988Swnj register n;
9*1988Swnj {
10*1988Swnj 
11*1988Swnj 	while (--n >= 0 && *s1 == *s2++)
12*1988Swnj 		if (*s1++ == '\0')
13*1988Swnj 			return(0);
14*1988Swnj 	return(n<0 ? 0 : *s1 - *--s2);
15*1988Swnj }
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