BCMP(3)
BCMP(3)
NAME
bcmp - compare byte strings
SYNOPSIS
#include <<string.h>>
int bcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, int n);
DESCRIPTION
The bcmp() function compares the first n bytes of the
strings s1 and s2. If the two strings are equal, bcmp()
returns 0, otherwise it returns a non-zero result. If n
is zero, the two strings are assumed to be equal.
RETURN VALUE
The bcmp() function returns 0 if the strings are equal,
otherwise a non-zero result is returned.
CONFORMING TO
4.3BSD. This function is deprecated -- use memcmp in new
programs.
SEE ALSO
memcmp(3) strcasecmp(3) strcmp(3) strcoll(3)
strncmp(3) strncasecmp(3)