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memccpy

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 202-0-08
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NAME

memccpy - copy memory area

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc,~-lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>
void *memccpy(size_t n;
              void dest[restrict n], const void src[restrict n],
              int c, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

The memccpy() function copies no more than n bytes from memory area src to memory area dest, stopping when the character c is found (c is copied). If the memory areas overlap, the results are undefined.

RETURN VALUE

The memccpy() function returns a pointer to the next character in dest after c, or NULL if c was not found in the first n characters of src.

ATTRIBUTES

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

Interface	Attribute	Value
memccpy()	Thread safety	M-Safe

STANDARDS

POSIX.-2008.

HISTORY

POSIX.-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD.