memmove (3)
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Copyright 1993 David Metcalfe (david@prism.demon.co.uk)
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NAME
memmove - copy memory area
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The
memmove()
function copies
n
bytes from memory area
src
to memory area
dest.
The memory areas may overlap: copying takes place as though
the bytes in
src
are first copied into a temporary array that does not overlap
src
or
dest,
and the bytes are then copied from the temporary array to
dest.
RETURN VALUE
The
memmove()
function returns a pointer to
dest.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
|
|
memmove()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO
bcopy(3),
memccpy(3),
memcpy(3),
strcpy(3),
strncpy(3),
wmemmove(3)
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