.TH "strncmp" 9 "strncmp" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX .SH NAME strncmp \- Compare two length-limited strings .SH SYNOPSIS .B "int" strncmp .BI "(const char *" cs "," .BI "const char *" ct "," .BI "size_t " count ");" .SH ARGUMENTS .IP "cs" 12 One string .IP "ct" 12 Another string .IP "count" 12 The maximum number of bytes to compare