BCMP(3) | Library Functions Manual | BCMP(3)

# NAME

`bcmp` — compare byte string

# 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.

November 24, 2015 | Debian