bcopy - copy byte sequence
Standard C library (
libc,
-lc)
#include <strings.h>
[[deprecated]] void bcopy(const void src[.n], void dest[.n], size_t n);
The
bcopy() function copies
n bytes from
src to
dest. The result is correct, even when both areas overlap.
None.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
Interface |
Attribute |
Value |
bcopy () |
Thread safety |
MT-Safe |
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().
bstring(3),
memccpy(3),
memcpy(3),
memmove(3),
strcpy(3),
strncpy(3)