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35*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Dd June 4, 1993
36*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Dt MEMCPY 3
37*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Os
38*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh NAME
39*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Nm memcpy
40*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Nd copy byte string
41*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh LIBRARY
42*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Lb libc
43*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh SYNOPSIS
44*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.In string.h
45*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Ft void *
46*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn memcpy "void * restrict dst" "const void * restrict src" "size_t len"
47*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh DESCRIPTION
48*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe
49*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn memcpy
50*2fe8fb19SBen Grasfunction
51*2fe8fb19SBen Grascopies
52*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fa len
53*2fe8fb19SBen Grasbytes from string
54*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fa src
55*2fe8fb19SBen Grasto string
56*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fa dst .
57*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe arguments must not overlap -- behavior if the arguments overlap is
58*2fe8fb19SBen Grasundefined.
59*2fe8fb19SBen GrasTo copy byte strings that overlap, use
60*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr memmove 3 .
61*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh RETURN VALUES
62*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe
63*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn memcpy
64*2fe8fb19SBen Grasfunction
65*2fe8fb19SBen Grasreturns the original value of
66*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fa dst .
67*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh SEE ALSO
68*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr bcopy 3 ,
69*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr memccpy 3 ,
70*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr memmove 3 ,
71*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Xr strcpy 3
72*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Sh STANDARDS
73*2fe8fb19SBen GrasThe
74*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.Fn memcpy
75*2fe8fb19SBen Grasfunction
76*2fe8fb19SBen Grasconforms to
77*2fe8fb19SBen Gras.St -isoC-99 .
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