memcpy(3) - Linux man page

Name

memcpy - copy memory area

Synopsis

#include <string.h>
void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t 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.

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)

Referenced By

bstring(3), cpu_set(3), feature_test_macros(7), fio(1), stpcpy(3), strcat(3)