memccpy(3)

1memccpy(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 memccpy(3)
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NAME

6       memccpy - copy memory area
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LIBRARY

9       Standard C library (libc, -lc)
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SYNOPSIS

12       #include <string.h>
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14       void *memccpy(void dest[restrict .n], const void src[restrict .n],
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DESCRIPTION

18       The memccpy() function copies no more than n bytes from memory area src
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21       If the memory areas overlap, the results are undefined.
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RETURN VALUE

24       The memccpy() function returns a pointer to the next character in  dest
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ATTRIBUTES

28       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
29       tributes(7).
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31       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
32       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
33       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
34       │memccpy()                                   │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
35       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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STANDARDS

38       POSIX.1-2008.
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HISTORY

41       POSIX.1-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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