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35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt STRLEN 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm strlen
40.Nd find length of string
41.Sh LIBRARY
42.Lb libc
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.In string.h
45.Ft size_t
46.Fn strlen "const char *s"
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Fn strlen
50function
51computes the length of the string
52.Fa s .
53.Sh RETURN VALUES
54The
55.Fn strlen
56function
57returns
58the number of characters that precede the
59terminating
60.Dv NUL
61character.
62.Sh SEE ALSO
63.Xr string 3
64.Sh STANDARDS
65The
66.Fn strlen
67function
68conforms to
69.St -isoC .
70