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NAME

       memcpy - copy memory area

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

       The  memcpy()  function  copies  n bytes from memory area src to memory
       area dest.  The memory areas should not overlap.  Use memmove(3) if the
       memory areas do overlap.

RETURN VALUE

       The memcpy() function returns a pointer to dest.

CONFORMING TO

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

SEE ALSO

       bcopy(3),  memccpy(3),  memmove(3),  mempcpy(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3),
       wmemcpy(3)

COLOPHON

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                                  1993-04-10