NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     bcopy -- copy byte string

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <strings.h>

     void
     bcopy(const void *src, void *dst, size_t len);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     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.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 June 4, 1993			 FreeBSD 5.2.1