MEMCPY(3)

NAME
memcpy - copy memory area

SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>

void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION
The memcpy() function copies n bytes from memory area src to memory area dest. The memory areas should not overlap. Use memmove(3) if the memory areas do overlap.

RETURN VALUE
The memcpy() function returns a pointer to dest.

CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO
bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memmove(3), mempcpy(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3), wmemcpy(3)

COLOPHON
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