xref: /original-bsd/lib/libc/string/strncmp.c (revision f052b07a)
1 /*
2  * Copyright (c) 1988 Regents of the University of California.
3  * All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
6  * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
7  * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
8  * advertising materials, and other materials related to such
9  * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
10  * by the University of California, Berkeley.  The name of the
11  * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
12  * from this software without specific prior written permission.
13  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
14  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
15  * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
16  */
17 
18 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
19 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)strncmp.c	5.3 (Berkeley) 07/18/88";
20 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
21 
22 strncmp(s1, s2, cnt)
23 	register char *s1, *s2;
24 	register int cnt;
25 {
26 	for (; cnt && *s1 == *s2; --cnt, ++s1, ++s2)
27 		if (!*s1)
28 			return(0);
29 	return(cnt ? *s1 - *s2 : 0);
30 }
31