Name
memcpy - copy memory area
Synopsis
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#include <string.h>
void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);
Description
The memcpy() function copies n byes from memory area src to
memory area dest. The memory areas must not overlap: if they do, use
memmove() instead.
Example
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#include <assert.h>
#include <string.h>
int main() {
char src[6] = "hello";
char dest[6];
// Copy six bytes/chars, five letters plus null character.
memcpy(dest, src, 6);
assert(strcmp(src, dest) == 0)
}
Return Value
Upon completion, the memcpy() function returns a pointer to dest.