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35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt STRCOLL 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm strcoll
40.Nd compare strings according to current collation
41.Sh LIBRARY
42.Lb libc
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.In string.h
45.Ft int
46.Fn strcoll "const char *s1" "const char *s2"
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Fn strcoll
50function
51lexicographically compares the null-terminated strings
52.Fa s1
53and
54.Fa s2
55according to the current locale collation
56and returns an integer greater than, equal to, or less than 0,
57according as
58.Fa s1
59is greater than, equal to, or less than
60.Fa s2 .
61If information about the current locale collation is not available,
62the value of
63.Fn strcmp s1 s2
64is returned.
65.Sh SEE ALSO
66.Xr setlocale 3 ,
67.Xr strcmp 3 ,
68.Xr strxfrm 3 ,
69.Xr wcscoll 3
70.Sh STANDARDS
71The
72.Fn strcoll
73function
74conforms to
75.St -isoC .
76