• NAME
  
  strcoll - compare two strings using the current locale
• SYNOPSIS
  

  
   #include <string.h>
  
   int strcoll(const char * s1 , const char * s2 );
  

• DESCRIPTION
  
  The
  strcoll ()
  function compares the two strings s1 and
  s2.
  It returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater
  than zero if s1 is found, respectively, to be less than,
  to match, or be greater than s2.
  The comparison is based on
  strings interpreted as appropriate for the program's current locale
  for category LC_COLLATE.  (See
  setlocale(3) .)
  
• RETURN VALUE
  
  The
  strcoll ()
  function returns an integer less than, equal to,
  or greater than zero if s1 is found, respectively, to be less
  than, to match, or be greater than s2, when both are interpreted
  as appropriate for the current locale.
  
• CONFORMING TO
  
  SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99.
  
• NOTES
  
  In the "POSIX" or "C" locales
  strcoll ()
  is equivalent to
  strcmp(3) .
  
• SEE ALSO
  
  bcmp(3) ,
  memcmp(3) ,
  setlocale(3) ,
  strcasecmp(3) ,
  strcmp(3) ,
  strxfrm(3)
  
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