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 |
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO¶
bcopy(3),
bstring(3),
memccpy(3),
memcpy(3),
strcpy(3),
strncpy(3),
wmemmove(3)
COLOPHON¶
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