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()
       returns 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
       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),	 strn-
       casecmp(3), strncmp(3)

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Linux				  2017-03-13			       BCMP(3)