bcmp(3)

NAME

   bcmp - compare byte sequences

SYNOPSIS

   #include <strings.h>

   int bcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

   The bcmp() function compares the two byte sequences s1 and s2 of length
   n each.  If they are equal, and in particular  if  n  is  zero,  bcmp()
   returns 0.  Otherwise, it returns a nonzero result.

RETURN VALUE

   The  bcmp()  function  returns  0  if  the  byte  sequences  are equal,
   otherwise a nonzero result is returned.

ATTRIBUTES

   For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
   attributes(7).

   
   Interface  Attribute      Value   
   
   bcmp()     Thread safety  MT-Safe 
   

CONFORMING TO

   4.3BSD.    This   function   is   deprecated   (marked   as  LEGACY  in
   POSIX.1-2001): use memcmp(3) in new programs.  POSIX.1-2008 removes the
   specification of bcmp().

SEE ALSO

   memcmp(3),   strcasecmp(3),   strcmp(3),   strcoll(3),  strncasecmp(3),
   strncmp(3)

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