#include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> int main(void) { char *buf1 = "aaabbb", *buf2 = "bbbccc", *buf3 = "ccc"; int ptr; ptr = strncmp(buf2,buf1,3); if (ptr > 0) printf("buffer 2 is greater than buffer 1\n"); else printf("buffer 2 is less than buffer 1\n"); ptr = strncmp(buf2,buf3,3); if (ptr > 0) printf("buffer 2 is greater than buffer 3\n"); else printf("buffer 2 is less than buffer 3\n"); return(0); }