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| 32 | .TH UUID_COMPARE 3 "May 2009" "util-linux" "Libuuid API" |
| 33 | .SH NAME |
| 34 | uuid_compare \- compare whether two UUIDs are the same |
| 35 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
| 36 | .nf |
| 37 | .B #include <uuid.h> |
| 38 | .sp |
| 39 | .BI "int uuid_compare(uuid_t " uu1 ", uuid_t " uu2) |
| 40 | .fi |
| 41 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
| 42 | The |
| 43 | .B uuid_compare |
| 44 | function compares the two supplied uuid variables |
| 45 | .IR uu1 " and " uu2 |
| 46 | to each other. |
| 47 | .SH RETURN VALUE |
| 48 | Returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if |
| 49 | .I uu1 |
| 50 | is found, respectively, to be lexicographically less than, equal, or |
| 51 | greater than |
| 52 | .IR uu2 . |
| 53 | .SH AUTHOR |
| 54 | Theodore Y.\& Ts'o |
| 55 | .SH AVAILABILITY |
| 56 | .B libuuid |
| 57 | is part of the util-linux package since version 2.15.1 and is available from |
| 58 | ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/. |
| 59 | .na |
| 60 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| 61 | .BR uuid (3), |
| 62 | .BR uuid_clear (3), |
| 63 | .BR uuid_copy (3), |
| 64 | .BR uuid_generate (3), |
| 65 | .BR uuid_is_null (3), |
| 66 | .BR uuid_parse (3), |
| 67 | .BR uuid_unparse (3) |
| 68 | .ad |