xref: /original-bsd/lib/libcompat/4.1/strcmpn.c (revision 81f6297c)
1 /*
2  * Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
3  * All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
4  * specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
5  */
6 
7 #ifndef lint
8 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)strcmpn.c	4.2 (Berkeley) 05/30/85";
9 #endif not lint
10 
11 /*
12  * Compare strings (at most n bytes):  s1>s2: >0  s1==s2: 0  s1<s2: <0
13  */
14 
15 strcmpn(s1, s2, n)
16 register char *s1, *s2;
17 register n;
18 {
19 
20 	while (--n >= 0 && *s1 == *s2++)
21 		if (*s1++ == '\0')
22 			return(0);
23 	return(n<0 ? 0 : *s1 - *--s2);
24 }
25