bcmp(3)                    Library Functions Manual                    bcmp(3)

NAME
       bcmp - byte compare

LIBRARY
       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <strings.h>

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

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

STANDARDS
       None.

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

SEE ALSO
       memcmp(3)

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