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NAME
memmove - copy memory area
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
bash
#include <string.h>bash
void *memmove(void \ndest\n[.\nn\n], const void \nsrc\n[.\nn\n], size_t \nn\n);DESCRIPTION
The memmove() function copies n bytes from memory area src to memory area dest. The memory areas may overlap: copying takes place as though the bytes in src are first copied into a temporary array that does not overlap src or dest, and the bytes are then copied from the temporary array to dest.
RETURN VALUE
The memmove() function returns a pointer to dest.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| memmove () | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C89, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
SEE ALSO
bcopy(3), bstring(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3), wmemmove(3)