NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     bcmp -- compare byte string

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <strings.h>

     int
     bcmp(const void *b1, const void *b2, size_t len);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The bcmp() function compares byte string b1 against byte string b2,
     returning zero if they are identical, non-zero otherwise.	Both strings
     are assumed to be len bytes long.	Zero-length strings are always identical.


     The strings may overlap.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     memcmp(3), strcasecmp(3), strcmp(3), strcoll(3), strxfrm(3)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     A bcmp() function first appeared in 4.2BSD.  Its prototype existed previously
 in <string.h> before it was moved to <strings.h> for IEEE Std
     1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'') compliance.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 June 4, 1993			 FreeBSD 5.2.1