.\" part of publib
.\" "@(#)publib-strutil:$Id: strdiff.3,v 1.1 1995/08/14 22:05:35 liw Exp $"
.\"
.TH STRDIFF 3 "C Programmer's Manual" Publib "C Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
strdiff \- locate first difference between two strings
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <publib.h>
size_t \fBstrdiff\fR(const char *\fIstr1\fR, const char *\fIstr2\fR);
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIstrdiff\fR finds the first character from the beginning that is
different in the two strings \fIstr1\fR and \fIstr2\fR.
The terminating zero characters are considered different.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
\fIstrdiff\fR returns a the offset of the first pair of differring
characters (or the offset of the first zero character it finds).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
publib(3), string(3), strcmp(3)
.SH AUTHOR
Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)