bcopy(3)                   Library Functions Manual                   bcopy(3)

NAME
       bcopy - 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)

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