memmove(3) - Linux man page

Name

memmove - copy memory area

Synopsis

#include <string.h>
void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);

Description

The memmove() function copies n bytes from memory area src to memory area dest. The memory areas may overlap.

Return Value

The memmove() function returns a pointer to dest.

Conforming to

SVr4, 4.3BSD, C99.

See Also

bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3), wmemmove(3)

Referenced By

bstring(3), mempcpy(3), stpcpy(3)