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memmove - copy memory area

  #include <string.h>

  void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);

The *memmove*() function copies n bytes from memory area src to memory area dest. The memory areas may overlap: copying takes place as though the bytes in src are first copied into a temporary array that does not overlap src or dest, and the bytes are then copied from the temporary array to dest.

The *memmove*() function returns a pointer to dest.

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see *attributes*(7).

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C89, C99, SVr4, 4.3BSD.

*bcopy*(3), *bstring*(3), *memccpy*(3), *memcpy*(3), *strcpy*(3), *strncpy*(3), *wmemmove*(3)

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