BCMP(3) Linux Programmer's Manual 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() re-
turns 0. Otherwise, it returns a nonzero result.
RETURN VALUE
The bcmp() function returns 0 if the byte sequences are equal, other-
wise a nonzero result is returned.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see at-
tributes(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), strn-
casecmp(3), strncmp(3)
COLOPHON
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