# Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
# 
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function status = strcmp (s1, s2)

# usage: strcmp (s1, s2)
#
# Compare two strings.  Trailing blanks are significant.
#
# WARNING:  Unlike the C function of the same name, this function
# returns 1 for equal and zero for not equal.  Why?  To be compatible
# with Matlab, of course. 
#
# Why doesn't this always return a scalar instead of vector with
# elements corresponding to the rows of the string array?  To be
# compatible with Matlab, of course. 

  if (nargin != 2)
    usage ("strcmp (s, t)");
  endif

  status = 0;
  if (isstr (s1) && isstr(s2))
    c1 = columns (s1);
    c2 = columns (s2);
    if (c1 == c2)
      if (c1 == 0)
        status = 1;
      else
        status = all (all (s1 == s2));
      endif
    endif
  endif

endfunction