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NAME

       memcpy - copy bytes in memory

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       void *memcpy(void *restrict s1, const void *restrict s2, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

       The  memcpy()  function shall copy n bytes from the object pointed to by s2 into the object pointed to by
       s1. If copying takes place between objects that overlap, the behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       The memcpy() 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

       The memcpy() function does not check for the overflow of the receiving memory area.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

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

       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 .