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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2. #include <string.h>
  3.  
  4. int main(void) {
  5.     char s1[100], s2[100];
  6.     int n;
  7.  
  8.     printf("Enter first string: ");
  9.     scanf("%99s", s1);
  10.     printf("Enter second string: ");
  11.     scanf("%99s", s2);
  12.     printf("Enter number of characters to compare: ");
  13.     scanf("%d", &n);
  14.  
  15.     int result = strncmp(s1, s2, n);
  16.  
  17.     if (result == 0) {
  18.         printf("First %d characters are equal.\n", n);
  19.     } else if (result < 0) {
  20.         printf("First %d characters of \"%s\" are less than \"%s\".\n", n, s1, s2);
  21.     } else {
  22.         printf("First %d characters of \"%s\" are greater than \"%s\".\n", n, s1, s2);
  23.     }
  24.  
  25.     return 0;
  26. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0s 5316KB
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Enter first string: Enter second string: Enter number of characters to compare: First 0 characters are equal.
https://ideone.com/iE16ky
language:
C (gcc 8.3)
created:
2 days ago
visibility:
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