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 at-
tributes(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)
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