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UUID_COPY(3) Programmers ManualUUID_COPY(3)uuid_copy - copy a UUID value
#include <uuid.h>void uuid_copy(uuid_tdst, const uuid_tsrc);
Theuuid_copy() function copies the UUID variablesrc todst.
The copied UUID is returned in the location pointed to bydst.
Theodore Y. Ts’o
uuid(3),uuid_clear(3),uuid_compare(3),uuid_generate(3),uuid_is_null(3),uuid_parse(3),uuid_unparse(3)
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