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.Dd June 4, 1993
.Dt STRCOLL 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
-.Nm strcoll
-.Nd compare strings according to current collation
+.Nm strcoll ,
+.Nm strcoll_l
+.Nd compare strings, according to current collation
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In string.h
.Ft int
-.Fn strcoll "const char *s1" "const char *s2"
+.Fo strcoll
+.Fa "const char *s1"
+.Fa "const char *s2"
+.Fc
+.In string.h
+.In xlocale.h
+.Ft int
+.Fo strcoll_l
+.Fa "const char *s1"
+.Fa "const char *s2"
+.Fa "locale_t loc"
+.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn strcoll
.Fa s1
and
.Fa s2
-according to the current locale collation if any, otherwise call
-.Fa strcmp ,
+according to the current locale collation
and returns an integer greater than, equal to, or less than 0,
according as
.Fa s1
is greater than, equal to, or less than
.Fa s2 .
+If information about the current locale collation is not available,
+the value of
+.Fn strcmp s1 s2
+is returned.
+.Pp
+Although the
+.Fn strcoll
+function uses the current locale, the
+.Fn strcoll_l
+function may be passed a locale directly. See
+.Xr xlocale 3
+for more information.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr setlocale 3 ,
.Xr strcmp 3 ,
.Xr strxfrm 3 ,
-.Xr wcscoll 3
+.Xr wcscoll 3 ,
+.Xr xlocale 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn strcoll