NAME

bcmp —

SYNOPSIS

#include <strings.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

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

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

HISTORY

The bcmp() function first appeared in 4.2BSD.