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+/**
+ * slibc — Yet another C library
+ * Copyright © 2015  Mattias Andrée (maandree@member.fsf.org)
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Compare two strings alphabetically in a case sensitive manner.
+ * 
+ * @param   a       A negative 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 strncmp(const char* a, const char* b, size_t length)
+{
+  size_t n = strnlen(a, length);
+  size_t m = strnlen(b, length);
+  int r = memcmp(a, b, (n < m ? n : m));
+  return r ? r : n == m ? 0 : n < m ? -1 : +1;
+}
+
+