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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

       SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

SEE ALSO

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

                                          April 10, 1993                                MEMCMP(3)