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strlen_user(9)

strlen_user9

Get the size of a string in user space.

Arguments

str

The string to measure.

Context

User context only. This function may sleep.

Overview

Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space.

Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL. On exception, returns 0.

If there is a limit on the length of a valid string, you may wish to consider using strnlen_user instead.

History

  • Debian 7 (Wheezy): the text shown here
  • Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
  • Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
  • Debian 4.0 (Etch)

From linux-manual-3.2 3.2.78-1 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.