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<h3>MEMCMP(3) Linux Programmer's Manual MEMCMP(3)
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<h3>NAME
</h3> memcmp - compare memory areas
<h3>SYNOPSIS
</h3> #include <string.h>
int memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);
<h3>DESCRIPTION
</h3> 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.
<h3>RETURN VALUE
</h3> 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.
<h3>CONFORMING TO
</h3> SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
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<h3>SEE ALSO
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<a href=bcmp.htm>bcmp</a>,
<a href=strcasecmp.htm>strcasecmp</a>,
<a href=strcmp.htm>strcmp</a>,
<a href=strcoll.htm>strcoll</a>,
<a href=strncmp.htm>strncmp</a>,
<a href=strncasecmp.htm>strncasecmp</a>,
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