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memccpy(3) Library Functions Manualmemccpy(3)memccpy - copy memory area
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#include <string.h>void *memccpy(size_t n;voiddest[restrictn], const voidsrc[restrictn],intc, size_tn);
Thememccpy() function copies no more thann bytes from memory areasrc to memory areadest, stopping when the characterc is found (c is copied). If the memory areas overlap, the results are undefined.
Thememccpy() function returns a pointer to the next character indest afterc, or NULL ifc was not found in the firstn characters ofsrc.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, seeattributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface│Attribute│Value│ ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │memccpy() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
POSIX.1-2008.
POSIX.1-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
bcopy(3),bstring(3),memcpy(3),memmove(3),strcpy(3),strncpy(3)
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