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byte_diff(3) | Library Functions Manual | byte_diff(3) |
NAME¶
byte_diff - compare two strings
SYNTAX¶
#include <libowfat/byte.h>
int byte_diff(const char *one,size_t len,const char *two);
DESCRIPTION¶
byte_diff returns negative, 0, or positive, depending on whether the string one[0], one[1], ..., one[len-1] is lexicographically smaller than, equal to, or greater than the string one[0], one[1], ..., one[len-1].
When the strings are different, byte_diff does not read bytes past the first difference.