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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.

FreeBSD 5.4			 June 4, 1993			   FreeBSD 5.4

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