bcmp(3) — Linux manual page

bcmp(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 bcmp(3)

NAME         top

       bcmp - compare byte sequences

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <strings.h>

       [[deprecated]] int bcmp(const void s1[.n], const void s2[.n], size_t n);

DESCRIPTION         top

       bcmp() is identical to memcmp(3); use the latter instead.

STANDARDS         top

       None.

HISTORY         top

       4.3BSD.  Marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001; removed in
       POSIX.1-2008.

SEE ALSO         top

       memcmp(3)

COLOPHON         top

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