xref: /original-bsd/lib/libc/string/strlen.3 (revision 56b48dd2)
1.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
2.\" All rights reserved.
3.\"
4.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
5.\" Chris Torek.
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7.\"
8.\"     @(#)strlen.3	5.3 (Berkeley) 04/19/91
9.\"
10.Dd
11.Dt STRLEN 3
12.Os
13.Sh NAME
14.Nm strlen
15.Nd find length of string
16.Sh SYNOPSIS
17.Fd #include <string.h>
18.Ft size_t
19.Fn strlen "const char *s"
20.Sh DESCRIPTION
21The
22.Fn strlen
23function
24computes the length of the string
25.Fa s .
26.Sh RETURN VALUES
27The
28.Fn strlen
29function
30returns
31the number of characters that precede the
32terminating
33.Dv NUL
34character.
35.Sh SEE ALSO
36.Xr string 3
37.Sh STANDARDS
38The
39.Fn strlen
40function
41conforms to
42.St -ansiC .
43