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NAME

       memmove - copy bytes in memory with overlapping areas

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       void *memmove(void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

       The memmove() function shall copy n bytes from the object pointed to by
       s2 into the object pointed to by s1. Copying takes place as  if  the  n
       bytes  from  the  object  pointed  to  by  s2  are  first copied into a
       temporary array of n bytes that does not overlap the objects pointed to
       by  s1 and s2, and then the n bytes from the temporary array are copied
       into the object pointed to by s1.

RETURN VALUE

       The memmove() function shall return s1; no return value is reserved  to
       indicate an error.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .