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MEMCMP(3)           Linux Programmer's Manual           MEMCMP(3)

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, respec
       tively, 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
       SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

SEE ALSO
       bcmp(3), strcasecmp(3), strcmp(3), strcoll(3), strncmp(3),
       strncasecmp(3)

                          April 10, 1993                        1

