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diff --git a/man3p/bcmp.3p b/man3p/bcmp.3p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ae0417e28 --- /dev/null +++ b/man3p/bcmp.3p @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "BCMP" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" bcmp +.SH NAME +bcmp \- memory operations (\fBLEGACY\fP) +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <strings.h> +.br +.sp +int bcmp(const void *\fP\fIs1\fP\fB, const void *\fP\fIs2\fP\fB, size_t\fP +\fIn\fP\fB); \fP +\fB +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIbcmp\fP() function shall compare the first \fIn\fP bytes of +the area pointed to by \fIs1\fP with the area pointed to +by \fIs2\fP. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +The \fIbcmp\fP() function shall return 0 if \fIs1\fP and \fIs2\fP +are identical; otherwise, it shall return non-zero. Both +areas are assumed to be \fIn\fP bytes long. If the value of \fIn\fP +is 0, \fIbcmp\fP() shall return 0. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +No errors are defined. +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +None. +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +The \fImemcmp\fP() function is preferred over this function. +.LP +For maximum portability, it is recommended to replace the function +call to \fIbcmp\fP() as follows: +.sp +.RS +.nf + +\fB#define bcmp(b1,b2,len) memcmp((b1), (b2), (size_t)(len)) +\fP +.fi +.RE +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +This function may be withdrawn in a future version. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fImemcmp\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, +\fI<strings.h>\fP +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the +event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . |