NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       memcpy - copy memory area

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <string.h>

       void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  memcpy()  function	copies	n bytes from memory area src to memory
       area dest.  The memory areas may not overlap.  Use  memmove(3)  if  the
       memory areas do overlap.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

       The memcpy() function returns a pointer to dest.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       SVID 3, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3)



GNU				  1993-04-10			     MEMCPY(3)