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

NAME
       memcpy - copy memory area

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

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

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

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

ATTRIBUTES
       For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
       attributes(7).

       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │memcpy()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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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       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.



                                  2010-11-15                         MEMCPY(3)