MEMCPY
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 1993-04-10
NAME
memcpy - copy memory area
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The
memcpy()
function copies n bytes from memory area
src to memory area dest.
The memory areas should not overlap.
Use
memmove(3)
if the memory areas do overlap.
RETURN VALUE
The
memcpy()
function returns a pointer to dest.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
bcopy(3),
memccpy(3),
memmove(3),
mempcpy(3),
strcpy(3),
strncpy(3),
wmemcpy(3)
COLOPHON
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- SEE ALSO
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