Synopsis
int strncmp(const char *s1,
            const char *s2,
            size_t n);
Description

strncmp compares not more than n characters from the array pointed to by s1 to the array pointed to by s2. Characters that follow a null character are not compared.

strncmp returns an integer greater than, equal to, or less than zero, if the possibly null-terminated array pointed to by s1 is greater than, equal to, or less than the possibly null-terminated array pointed to by s2.