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.TH WMEMCPY 3  2015-08-08 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
wmemcpy \- copy an array of wide-characters
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <wchar.h>
.PP
.BI "wchar_t *wmemcpy(wchar_t *" dest ", const wchar_t *" src ", size_t " n );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR wmemcpy ()
function is the wide-character equivalent of the
.BR memcpy (3)
function.
It copies
.I n
wide characters from the array starting at
.I src
to the array starting at
.IR dest .
.PP
The arrays may not overlap; use
.BR wmemmove (3)
to copy between overlapping
arrays.
.PP
The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least
.I n
wide
characters at
.IR dest .
.SH RETURN VALUE
.BR wmemcpy ()
returns
.IR dest .
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
lb lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR wmemcpy ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
.TE
.SH CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR memcpy (3),
.BR wcscpy (3),
.BR wmemmove (3),
.BR wmempcpy (3)
.SH COLOPHON
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.I man-pages
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