bcopy - Man Page
copy byte sequence
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Synopsis
#include <strings.h> [[deprecated]] void bcopy(const void src[.n], void dest[.n], 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 |
Standards
None.
History
4.3BSD.
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)
Referenced By
bstring(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3).
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