MEMMOVE
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 1993-04-10
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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.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
bcopy(3),
memccpy(3),
memcpy(3),
strcpy(3),
strncpy(3),
wmemmove(3)
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