bcmp(3) BSD Library Functions Manual bcmp(3)
NAME
bcmp -- compare byte string
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <strings.h> int bcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The bcmp() function compares byte string s1 against byte string s2, returning zero if they are identical, non-zero otherwise. Both strings are assumed to be n bytes long. Zero-length strings are always identi- cal. The strings may overlap.
SEE ALSO
memcmp(3), strcasecmp(3), strcmp(3), strcoll(3), strxfrm(3)
HISTORY
A bcmp() function first appeared in 4.2BSD. Its prototype existed previ- ously in <string.h> before it was moved to <strings.h> for IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'') compliance. BSD June 4, 1993 BSD
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