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MEMMOVE(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							MEMMOVE(3)

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. CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001. SEE ALSO
bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3), wmemmove(3) COLOPHON
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1993-04-10 MEMMOVE(3)

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MEMMOVE(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							MEMMOVE(3)

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 | +----------+---------------+---------+ CONFORMING TO
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
This page is part of release 4.15 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 https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. GNU
2017-03-13 MEMMOVE(3)
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