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35.Dd July 7, 2001
36.Dt MEMMOVE 9
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm memmove
40.Nd copy byte string
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.In sys/systm.h
43.Ft void *
44.Fn memmove "void *dst" "const void *src" "size_t len"
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Fn memmove
48function
49copies
50.Fa len
51bytes from string
52.Fa src
53to string
54.Fa dst .
55The two strings may overlap;
56the copy is always done in a non-destructive manner.
57.Sh RETURN VALUES
58The
59.Fn memmove
60function returns the original value of
61.Fa dst .
62.Sh SEE ALSO
63.Xr memcpy 9
64.Sh STANDARDS
65The
66.Fn memmove
67function
68conforms to
69.St -ansiC .
70