MEMCCPY

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2021-03-22
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NAME

memccpy - copy memory area  

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

void *memccpy(void *restrict dest, const void *restrict src,
              int c, size_t n);
 

DESCRIPTION

The memccpy() function copies no more than n bytes from memory area src to memory area dest, stopping when the character c is found.

If the memory areas overlap, the results are undefined.  

RETURN VALUE

The memccpy() function returns a pointer to the next character in dest after c, or NULL if c was not found in the first n characters of src.  

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
InterfaceAttributeValue
memccpy() Thread safetyMT-Safe

 

CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.  

SEE ALSO

bcopy(3), bstring(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3)  

COLOPHON

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RETURN VALUE
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