1BCMP(3)                    Linux Programmer's Manual                   BCMP(3)
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NAME

6       bcmp - compare byte sequences
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <strings.h>
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11       int bcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The bcmp() function compares the two byte sequences s1 and s2 of length
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RETURN VALUE

19       The  bcmp()  function returns 0 if the byte sequences are equal, other‐
20       wise a nonzero result is returned.
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ATTRIBUTES

23       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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26       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
27       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
28       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
29       │bcmp()    │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
30       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

32       4.3BSD.    This   function   is   deprecated   (marked   as  LEGACY  in
33       POSIX.1-2001): use memcmp(3) in new programs.  POSIX.1-2008 removes the
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SEE ALSO

37       bstring(3),  memcmp(3),  strcasecmp(3),  strcmp(3),  strcoll(3),  strn‐
38       casecmp(3), strncmp(3)
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COLOPHON

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