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BCOPY(3) | Linux Programmer's Manual | BCOPY(3) |
NAME¶
bcopy - copy byte sequenceSYNOPSIS¶
#include <strings.h> void bcopy(const void *src, void *dest, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION¶
The bcopy() function copies n bytes from src to dest. The result is correct, even when both areas overlap.RETURN VALUE¶
None.ATTRIBUTES¶
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))¶
The bcopy() function is thread-safe.CONFORMING TO¶
4.3BSD. This function is deprecated (marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001): use memcpy(3) or memmove(3) in new programs. Note that the first two arguments are interchanged for memcpy(3) and memmove(3). POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of bcopy().SEE ALSO¶
memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3)COLOPHON¶
This page is part of release 3.74 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2013-10-22 | Linux |