memmove(3p)
NAME
memmove - copy bytes in memory with overlapping areas
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h> void *memmove(void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The memmove() function shall copy n bytes from the object pointed to by
s2 into the object pointed to by s1. Copying takes place as if the n
bytes from the object pointed to by s2 are first copied into a temporary array of n bytes that does not overlap the objects pointed to by
s1 and s2, and then the n bytes from the temporary array are copied
into the object pointed to by s1.
RETURN VALUE
The memmove() function shall return s1; no return value is reserved to
indicate an error.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>
COPYRIGHT
- Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .