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34.Dd $Mdocdate: May 24 2010 $
35.Dt STRLEN 3
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm strlen ,
39.Nm strnlen
40.Nd find length of a string
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Fd #include <string.h>
43.Ft size_t
44.Fn strlen "const char *s"
45.Ft size_t
46.Fn strnlen "const char *s" "size_t maxlen"
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Fn strlen
50function computes the length of the string
51.Fa s .
52.Pp
53The
54.Fn strnlen
55function computes the length of the string
56.Fa s ,
57up to
58.Fa maxlen
59characters.
60The
61.Fn strnlen
62function will never attempt to address more than
63.Fa maxlen
64characters, making it suitable for use with character arrays that are
65not guaranteed to be NUL-terminated.
66.Sh RETURN VALUES
67The
68.Fn strlen
69function returns the number of characters that precede the terminating
70.Tn NUL
71character.
72.Pp
73The
74.Fn strnlen
75function returns the number of characters that precede the terminating
76.Tn NUL
77or
78.Fa maxlen ,
79whichever is smaller.
80.Sh SEE ALSO
81.Xr string 3
82.Sh STANDARDS
83The
84.Fn strlen
85function conforms to
86.St -ansiC .
87.Pp
88The
89.Fn strlen
90and
91.Fn strnlen
92functions conform to
93.St -p1003.1-2008 .
94.Sh HISTORY
95The
96.Fn strlen
97function first appeared in
98.At v7 .
99The
100.Fn strnlen
101function first appeared in
102.Ox 4.8 .