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

6       memmove - 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 *memmove(void dest[.n], const void src[.n], size_t n);
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DESCRIPTION

17       The  memmove()  function  copies n bytes from memory area src to memory
18       area dest.  The memory areas may overlap: copying takes place as though
19       the  bytes in src are first copied into a temporary array that does not
20       overlap src or dest, and the bytes are then copied from  the  temporary
21       array to dest.
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RETURN VALUE

24       The memmove() function returns a pointer to dest.
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ATTRIBUTES

27       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
28       tributes(7).
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30       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
31       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
32       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
33       │memmove()                                   │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
34       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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STANDARDS

37       C11, POSIX.1-2008.
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HISTORY

40       POSIX.1-2001, C89, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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SEE ALSO

43       bcopy(3), bstring(3),  memccpy(3),  memcpy(3),  strcpy(3),  strncpy(3),
44       wmemmove(3)
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