MEMMOVE(3)                          Linux Programmer's Manual                          MEMMOVE(3)



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 mem-
       ory 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)

COLOPHON
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GNU                                         1993-04-10                                 MEMMOVE(3)