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.TH MEMCMP 3
.SH NAME
memcmp - compare bytes in memory
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>

int memcmp (const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n)
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR memcmp ()
function compares the first
.I n
bytes of the object pointed to by
.I s1
to the first
.I n
bytes of the object pointed to by
.IR s2 .
The value returned shall be used to determine
if an object is lexicographically greater than,
lesser than or equal to another object.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR memcmp ()
function shall return an integer greater than,
equal to, or lesser than 0,
if the object pointed to by
.I s1
is greater than,
equal to, or lesser than the object pointed to by
.IR s2 ,
respectively.
.SH STANDARDS
ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.21.4.1