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 pointed to by
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RETURN VALUE

18       The strlen() function returns the number of characters  in  the  string
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ATTRIBUTES

22       For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
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26       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
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28       │strlen()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
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CONFORMING TO

31       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, C11, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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SEE ALSO

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

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