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34.Dd June 4, 1993
35.Dt BCOPY 3
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm bcopy
39.Nd copy byte string
40.Sh LIBRARY
41.Lb libc
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.In strings.h
44.Ft void
45.Fn bcopy "const void *src" "void *dst" "size_t len"
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Fn bcopy
49function
50copies
51.Fa len
52bytes from string
53.Fa src
54to string
55.Fa dst .
56The two strings may overlap.
57If
58.Fa len
59is zero, no bytes are copied.
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr memccpy 3 ,
62.Xr memcpy 3 ,
63.Xr memmove 3 ,
64.Xr strcpy 3 ,
65.Xr strncpy 3
66.Sh HISTORY
67A
68.Fn bcopy
69function appeared in
70.Bx 4.2 .
71Its prototype existed previously in
72.In string.h
73before it was moved to
74.In strings.h
75for
76.St -p1003.1-2001
77compliance.
78