1STRLEN(3)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 STRLEN(3)
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NAME

6       strlen - calculate the length of a string
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <string.h>
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11       size_t strlen(const char *s);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  strlen() function calculates the length of the string s, excluding
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RETURN VALUE

18       The strlen() function returns the number of bytes in the string s.
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CONFORMING TO

21       SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99.
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SEE ALSO

24       string(3), strnlen(3), wcslen(3), wcsnlen(3)
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COLOPHON

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28       description  of  the project, and information about reporting bugs, can
29       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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