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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2. #include <string.h>
  3.  
  4. #define SIZE 100
  5.  
  6. int main(void)
  7. {
  8.     char string1[SIZE];
  9.     char string2[SIZE];
  10.     int characters;
  11.  
  12.     printf("Enter the first string: ");
  13.     fgets(string1, SIZE, stdin);
  14.  
  15.     printf("Enter the second string: ");
  16.     fgets(string2, SIZE, stdin);
  17.  
  18.     string1[strcspn(string1, "\n")] = '\0';
  19.     string2[strcspn(string2, "\n")] = '\0';
  20.  
  21.     printf("Enter the number of characters to compare: ");
  22.     scanf("%d", &characters);
  23.  
  24.     int result = strncmp(string1, string2, characters);
  25.  
  26.     if (result < 0)
  27.     {
  28.         printf("The compared part of the first string is less than the second.\n");
  29.     }
  30.     else if (result > 0)
  31.     {
  32.         printf("The compared part of the first string is greater than the second.\n");
  33.     }
  34.     else
  35.     {
  36.         printf("The compared parts of the two strings are equal.\n");
  37.     }
  38.  
  39.     return 0;
  40. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.01s 5356KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
Enter the first string: Enter the second string: Enter the number of characters to compare: The compared parts of the two strings are equal.
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language:
C (gcc 8.3)
created:
4 hours ago
visibility:
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