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355f8a6c06Sperry.Dd June 4, 1993
3661f28255Scgd.Dt MEMMOVE 3
3761f28255Scgd.Os
3861f28255Scgd.Sh NAME
3961f28255Scgd.Nm memmove
4061f28255Scgd.Nd copy byte string
41312aca53Sperry.Sh LIBRARY
42312aca53Sperry.Lb libc
4361f28255Scgd.Sh SYNOPSIS
44472351e1Swiz.In string.h
4561f28255Scgd.Ft void *
4661f28255Scgd.Fn memmove "void *dst" "const void *src" "size_t len"
4761f28255Scgd.Sh DESCRIPTION
4861f28255ScgdThe
4961f28255Scgd.Fn memmove
5061f28255Scgdfunction
5161f28255Scgdcopies
5261f28255Scgd.Fa len
5361f28255Scgdbytes from string
5461f28255Scgd.Fa src
5561f28255Scgdto string
5661f28255Scgd.Fa dst .
5761f28255ScgdThe two strings may overlap;
5861f28255Scgdthe copy is always done in a non-destructive manner.
5961f28255Scgd.Sh RETURN VALUES
6061f28255ScgdThe
6161f28255Scgd.Fn memmove
6261f28255Scgdfunction returns the original value of
6361f28255Scgd.Fa dst .
6461f28255Scgd.Sh SEE ALSO
6561f28255Scgd.Xr bcopy 3 ,
6661f28255Scgd.Xr memccpy 3 ,
6761f28255Scgd.Xr memcpy 3 ,
6861f28255Scgd.Xr strcpy 3
6961f28255Scgd.Sh STANDARDS
7061f28255ScgdThe
7161f28255Scgd.Fn memmove
7261f28255Scgdfunction
7361f28255Scgdconforms to
7461f28255Scgd.St -ansiC .
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