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100bf4279Sespie /* bcopy -- copy memory regions of arbitary length
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39588ddcfSespie @deftypefn Supplemental void bcopy (char *@var{in}, char *@var{out}, int @var{length})
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59588ddcfSespie Copies @var{length} bytes from memory region @var{in} to region
69588ddcfSespie @var{out}.  The use of @code{bcopy} is deprecated in new programs.
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89588ddcfSespie @end deftypefn
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1000bf4279Sespie */
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12*20fce977Smiod #include <stddef.h>
13*20fce977Smiod 
1400bf4279Sespie void
bcopy(const void * src,void * dest,size_t len)15*20fce977Smiod bcopy (const void *src, void *dest, size_t len)
1600bf4279Sespie {
1700bf4279Sespie   if (dest < src)
18*20fce977Smiod     {
19*20fce977Smiod       const char *firsts = src;
20*20fce977Smiod       char *firstd = dest;
2100bf4279Sespie       while (len--)
22*20fce977Smiod 	*firstd++ = *firsts++;
23*20fce977Smiod     }
2400bf4279Sespie   else
2500bf4279Sespie     {
26*20fce977Smiod       const char *lasts = (const char *)src + (len-1);
27*20fce977Smiod       char *lastd = (char *)dest + (len-1);
2800bf4279Sespie       while (len--)
29*20fce977Smiod         *lastd-- = *lasts--;
3000bf4279Sespie     }
3100bf4279Sespie }
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