MEMCMP(3)

MEMCMP(3) | Library Functions Manual | MEMCMP(3)

# NAME

memcmp — compare byte string

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

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

# DESCRIPTION

The memcmp() function compares byte string b1 against byte string b2. Both strings are assumed to be len bytes long.

# RETURN VALUES

The memcmp() function returns zero if the two strings are identical, otherwise returns the difference between the first two differing bytes (treated as unsigned char values, so that ‘`\200`' is greater than ‘`\0`', for example). Zero-length strings are always identical.

# SEE ALSO

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

# STANDARDS

The memcmp() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).

June 4, 1993 | NetBSD 5.99