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ItemValue
Header filestring.h
Declarationint strcmp(const char *str1, const char *str2);
Functionlexicographically compares two strings
Returnreturns an integer based on the outcome:


ValueMeaning
< 0str1 is less than str2
0str1 is equal to str2
>0str1 is greater than str2


#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

int main(void){
    char s[80];

    printf("Enter password: ");
    gets(s);
    if(strcmp(s, "pass")) {
      printf("Invalid Password\n");
      return 0;
    }
    return 1;
}
Enter password: 34
Invalid Password








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