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NAME

       memmove - copy memory area

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

       The  memmove()  function  copies n bytes from memory area src to memory
       area dest.  The memory areas may overlap: copying takes place as though
       the  bytes in src are first copied into a temporary array that does not
       overlap src or dest, and the bytes are then copied from  the  temporary
       array to dest.

RETURN VALUE

       The memmove() function returns a pointer to dest.

CONFORMING TO

       SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO

       bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3), wmemmove(3)

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