BCOPY
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2021-03-22
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NAME
bcopy - copy byte sequence
SYNOPSIS
#include <strings.h>
void bcopy(const void *src, void *dest, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The
bcopy()
function copies
n
bytes from
src
to
dest.
The result is correct, even when both areas overlap.
RETURN VALUE
None.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value
|
bcopy()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
CONFORMING TO
4.3BSD.
This function is deprecated (marked as LEGACY in POSIX.1-2001): use
memcpy(3)
or
memmove(3)
in new programs.
Note that the first two arguments
are interchanged for
memcpy(3)
and
memmove(3).
POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of
bcopy().
SEE ALSO
bstring(3),
memccpy(3),
memcpy(3),
memmove(3),
strcpy(3),
strncpy(3)
COLOPHON
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Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ATTRIBUTES
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- CONFORMING TO
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- SEE ALSO
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- COLOPHON
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