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



NAME
       strlen - calculate the length of a string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>

       size_t strlen(const char *s);

DESCRIPTION
       The  strlen()  function  calculates  the  length  of  the string s, not
       including the terminating `\0' character.

RETURN VALUE
       The strlen() function returns the number of characters in s.

CONFORMING TO
       SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99.

SEE ALSO
       string(3), wcslen(3), wcsnlen(3)



                                  1993-04-12                         STRLEN(3)