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.TH memmove 3 2026-08-10 "Linux man-pages 6.19"
.SH NAME
memmove \- memory move
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc ,\~ \-lc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BR #include\~<string.h> "  // see memory.h(3head)"
.P
.BR "void *memmove(" "size_t n;"
.BI "              void " dest [ n "], const void " src [ n "], size_t " n );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function is similar to
.BR memcpy (3),
but the memory areas may overlap.
.SH RETURN VALUE
See
.BR memcpy (3).
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
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Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.na
.nh
.BR memmove ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
.TE
.SH STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
.SH HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C89, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR memory.h (3head),
.BR memcpy (3),
.BR wmemmove (3)