memcmp(3) - Linux man page
Name
memcmp - compare memory areas
Synopsis
#include <string.h>
int memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);
Description
The
memcmp() function compares the first
n bytes of the memory areas
s1 and
s2. It returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if
s1 is found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than
s2.
Return Value
The
memcmp() function returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if the first
n bytes of
s1 is found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than the first
n bytes of
s2.
Conforming to
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C99
See Also
bcmp(3),
strcasecmp(3),
strcmp(3),
strcoll(3),
strncasecmp(3),
strncmp(3),
wmemcmp(3)
Referenced By
bstring(3),
strxfrm(3)
