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+'\" t
+.\" Copyright 1993 David Metcalfe (david@prism.demon.co.uk)
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft
+.\"
+.\" References consulted:
+.\" Linux libc source code
+.\" Lewine's _POSIX Programmer's Guide_ (O'Reilly & Associates, 1991)
+.\" 386BSD man pages
+.\" Modified Sat Jul 24 18:49:59 1993 by Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
+.TH memmove 3 2023-07-20 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.SH NAME
+memmove \- copy memory area
+.SH LIBRARY
+Standard C library
+.RI ( libc ", " \-lc )
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B #include <string.h>
+.PP
+.BI "void *memmove(void " dest [. n "], const void " src [. n "], size_t " n );
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.BR memmove ()
+function copies
+.I n
+bytes from memory area
+.I src
+to memory area
+.IR dest .
+The memory areas may overlap: copying takes place as though
+the bytes in
+.I src
+are first copied into a temporary array that does not overlap
+.I src
+or
+.IR dest ,
+and the bytes are then copied from the temporary array to
+.IR dest .
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+The
+.BR memmove ()
+function returns a pointer to
+.IR dest .
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lbx lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.na
+.nh
+.BR memmove ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
+.sp 1
+.SH STANDARDS
+C11, POSIX.1-2008.
+.SH HISTORY
+POSIX.1-2001, C89, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR bcopy (3),
+.BR bstring (3),
+.BR memccpy (3),
+.BR memcpy (3),
+.BR strcpy (3),
+.BR strncpy (3),
+.BR wmemmove (3)