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CMPBYTES(3) Schily's LIBRARY FUNCTIONS CMPBYTES(3)
NAME
cmpbytes() - compare data
SYNOPSIS
ssize_t cmpbytes(from, to, cnt)
const void *from;
const void *to;
ssize_t cnt;
DESCRIPTION
cmpbytes() compares size bytes from from to to.
RETURN VALUE
cnt Both memory chunks are equal
0..cnt-1 The offset of the first differing character in the chunks.
ERRORS
No errors are defined
SEE ALSO
cmpmbytes(3), cmpnullbytes(3), fillbytes(3), findbytes(3),
movebytes(3), movecbytes(3), swapbytes(3), zerobytes(3)
NOTES
This routine correctly handles overlapping buffers.
Joerg Schilling 2022/09/09 CMPBYTES(3)