bstring(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 					       bstring(3C)

NAME

       bstring, bcopy, bcmp, bzero - memory operations

SYNOPSIS

       #include <strings.h>

       void bcopy(const void *s1, void *s2, size_t n);

       int bcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);

       void bzero(void *s, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

       The   bcopy(),  bcmp(),	and  bzero() functions operate as efficiently as possible on memory areas (arrays of bytes bounded by a count, not
       terminated by a null character).  They do not check for	the  overflow  of any receiving memory area.  These functions are similar  to  the
       memcpy(), memcmp(), and memset() functions described on the memory(3C) manual page.

       The bcopy() function copies n bytes from memory area s1 to s2. Copying between objects that overlap will take place correctly.

       The  bcmp()  function  compares	the first n bytes of its arguments, returning 0 if they are identical and 1 otherwise. The bcmp() function
       always returns 0 when n is 0.

       The bzero() function sets the first n bytes in memory area s to 0.

WARNINGS

       The bcopy() function takes parameters backwards from memcmp().  See  memory(3C).

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       memory(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.11							    15 Apr 2002 						       bstring(3C)