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Diffstat (limited to 'src/lib/libc/string/memcmp.3')
-rw-r--r-- | src/lib/libc/string/memcmp.3 | 36 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/libc/string/memcmp.3 b/src/lib/libc/string/memcmp.3 index 13901c1009..951a04ed8a 100644 --- a/src/lib/libc/string/memcmp.3 +++ b/src/lib/libc/string/memcmp.3 | |||
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ | |||
1 | .\" $OpenBSD: memcmp.3,v 1.7 2011/07/25 00:38:52 schwarze Exp $ | ||
2 | .\" | ||
1 | .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. | 3 | .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. |
2 | .\" All rights reserved. | 4 | .\" All rights reserved. |
3 | .\" | 5 | .\" |
@@ -13,11 +15,7 @@ | |||
13 | .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright | 15 | .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright |
14 | .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the | 16 | .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the |
15 | .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. | 17 | .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. |
16 | .\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software | 18 | .\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors |
17 | .\" must display the following acknowledgement: | ||
18 | .\" This product includes software developed by the University of | ||
19 | .\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. | ||
20 | .\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors | ||
21 | .\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software | 19 | .\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software |
22 | .\" without specific prior written permission. | 20 | .\" without specific prior written permission. |
23 | .\" | 21 | .\" |
@@ -33,10 +31,7 @@ | |||
33 | .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF | 31 | .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF |
34 | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | 32 | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. |
35 | .\" | 33 | .\" |
36 | .\" from: @(#)memcmp.3 5.5 (Berkeley) 6/29/91 | 34 | .Dd $Mdocdate: July 25 2011 $ |
37 | .\" $Id: memcmp.3,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:42:21 deraadt Exp $ | ||
38 | .\" | ||
39 | .Dd June 29, 1991 | ||
40 | .Dt MEMCMP 3 | 35 | .Dt MEMCMP 3 |
41 | .Os | 36 | .Os |
42 | .Sh NAME | 37 | .Sh NAME |
@@ -49,8 +44,7 @@ | |||
49 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | 44 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
50 | The | 45 | The |
51 | .Fn memcmp | 46 | .Fn memcmp |
52 | function | 47 | function compares byte string |
53 | compares byte string | ||
54 | .Fa b1 | 48 | .Fa b1 |
55 | against byte string | 49 | against byte string |
56 | .Fa b2 . | 50 | .Fa b2 . |
@@ -60,10 +54,11 @@ bytes long. | |||
60 | .Sh RETURN VALUES | 54 | .Sh RETURN VALUES |
61 | The | 55 | The |
62 | .Fn memcmp | 56 | .Fn memcmp |
63 | function | 57 | function returns zero if the two strings are identical, |
64 | returns zero if the the two strings are identical, | ||
65 | otherwise returns the difference between the first two differing bytes | 58 | otherwise returns the difference between the first two differing bytes |
66 | (treated as unsigned char values, so that | 59 | (treated as |
60 | .Li unsigned char | ||
61 | values, so that | ||
67 | .Sq Li \e200 | 62 | .Sq Li \e200 |
68 | is greater than | 63 | is greater than |
69 | .Sq Li \&\e0 , | 64 | .Sq Li \&\e0 , |
@@ -74,10 +69,17 @@ Zero-length strings are always identical. | |||
74 | .Xr strcasecmp 3 , | 69 | .Xr strcasecmp 3 , |
75 | .Xr strcmp 3 , | 70 | .Xr strcmp 3 , |
76 | .Xr strcoll 3 , | 71 | .Xr strcoll 3 , |
77 | .Xr strxfrm 3 | 72 | .Xr strxfrm 3 , |
73 | .Xr wmemcmp 3 | ||
78 | .Sh STANDARDS | 74 | .Sh STANDARDS |
79 | The | 75 | The |
80 | .Fn memcmp | 76 | .Fn memcmp |
81 | function | 77 | function conforms to |
82 | conforms to | ||
83 | .St -ansiC . | 78 | .St -ansiC . |
79 | .Sh HISTORY | ||
80 | The | ||
81 | .Fn memcmp | ||
82 | function first appeared in | ||
83 | .At V | ||
84 | and was reimplemented for | ||
85 | .Bx 4.3 Tahoe . | ||