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BCOPY(3) DragonFly Library Functions Manual BCOPY(3)
NAME
bcopy -- copy byte string
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <strings.h>
void
bcopy(const void *src, void *dst, size_t len);
DESCRIPTION
The bcopy() function copies len bytes from string src to string dst. The
two strings may overlap. If len is zero, no bytes are copied.
SEE ALSO
memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3)
HISTORY
A bcopy() function appeared in 4.2BSD. Its prototype existed previously
in <string.h> before it was moved to <strings.h> for IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
(``POSIX.1'') compliance.
DragonFly 3.5 June 4, 1993 DragonFly 3.5