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bcmp(3)

compare byte sequences

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Synopsis

#include <strings.h>
[[deprecated]] int bcmp(const void 
s1
[.
n
], const void 
s2
[.
n
], size_t 
n
);

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NAME

bcmp - compare byte sequences

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

bash

#include <strings.h>

bash

[[deprecated]] int bcmp(const void \ns1\n[.\nn\n], const void \ns2\n[.\nn\n], size_t \nn\n);

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

None.

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