Manpages - bcmp.3
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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
*bstring*(3), *memcmp*(3), *strcasecmp*(3), *strcmp*(3), *strcoll*(3), *strncasecmp*(3), *strncmp*(3)
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