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34.Dd June 4, 1993
35.Dt MEMMOVE 3
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm memmove
39.Nd copy byte string
40.Sh LIBRARY
41.Lb libc
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.In string.h
44.Ft void *
45.Fn memmove "void *dst" "const void *src" "size_t len"
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Fn memmove
49function
50copies
51.Fa len
52bytes from string
53.Fa src
54to string
55.Fa dst .
56The two strings may overlap;
57the copy is always done in a non-destructive manner.
58.Sh RETURN VALUES
59The
60.Fn memmove
61function returns the original value of
62.Fa dst .
63.Sh SEE ALSO
64.Xr bcopy 3 ,
65.Xr memccpy 3 ,
66.Xr memcpy 3 ,
67.Xr strcpy 3 ,
68.Xr wmemmove 3
69.Sh STANDARDS
70The
71.Fn memmove
72function
73conforms to
74.St -isoC .
75