bcopy(category5-qmail.html) - phpMan

BCOPY(3)                   Linux Programmer's Manual                  BCOPY(3)
NAME
       bcopy - copy byte sequence
SYNOPSIS
       #include <strings.h>
       void bcopy(const void *src, void *dest, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
       The  bcopy()  function  copies n bytes from src to dest.  The result is
       correct, even when both areas overlap.
RETURN VALUE
       None.
ATTRIBUTES
       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
       attributes(7).
       +----------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface | Attribute     | Value   |
       +----------+---------------+---------+
       |bcopy()   | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +----------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO
       4.3BSD.    This   function   is   deprecated   (marked   as  LEGACY  in
       POSIX.1-2001): use memcpy(3) or memmove(3) in new programs.  Note  that
       the  first two arguments are interchanged for memcpy(3) and memmove(3).
       POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of bcopy().
SEE ALSO
       bstring(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3)
COLOPHON
       This page is part of release 4.15 of the Linux  man-pages  project.   A
       description  of  the project, information about reporting bugs, and the
       latest    version    of    this    page,    can     be     found     at
       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
Linux                             2017-03-13                          BCOPY(3)