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diff --git a/include/strings.h b/include/strings.h
index 0a4bc5e..15b8b1a 100644
--- a/include/strings.h
+++ b/include/strings.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
#define __NEED_size_t
-
#include <bits/types.h>
@@ -60,6 +59,41 @@ void explicit_bzero(void*, size_t);
void bcopy(const void*, void*, size_t)
__deprecated("Use 'memmove', or similar function, instead, but be aware of reordered paramters.");
+/**
+ * This function is identical to `memcmp`.
+ */
+int bcmp(const void*, const void*, size_t)
+ __deprecated("Use 'memcmp' instead.")
+ __GCC_ONLY(__attribute__((warn_unused_result)));
+
+
+/**
+ * Compare two strings alphabetically in a case insensitive manner.
+ * Be aware, only ASCII characters are case insensitive, non-ASCII
+ * characters are case sensitive.
+ *
+ * @param a A negetive value is returned if this is the lesser.
+ * @param b A positive value is returned if this is the lesser.
+ * @return Zero is returned if `a` and `b` are equal, otherwise,
+ * see the specifications for `a` and `b`.
+ */
+int strcasecmp(const char*, const char*)
+ __GCC_ONLY(__attribute__((warn_unused_result, nonnull)));
+
+/**
+ * Compare two strings alphabetically in a case insensitive manner.
+ * Be aware, only ASCII characters are case insensitive, non-ASCII
+ * characters are case sensitive.
+ *
+ * @param a A negetive value is returned if this is the lesser.
+ * @param b A positive value is returned if this is the lesser.
+ * @param length The maximum number of characters to compare.
+ * @return Zero is returned if `a` and `b` are equal, otherwise,
+ * see the specifications for `a` and `b`.
+ */
+int strncasecmp(const char*, const char*, size_t)
+ __GCC_ONLY(__attribute__((warn_unused_result, nonnull)));
+
#endif