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.TH WMEMMOVE 3 2021-03-22 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
wmemmove \- copy an array of wide-characters
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <wchar.h>
.PP
.BI "wchar_t *wmemmove(wchar_t *" dest ", const wchar_t *" src ", size_t " n );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR wmemmove ()
function is the wide-character equivalent of the
.BR memmove (3)
function.
It copies
.I n
wide characters from the array
starting at
.I src
to the array starting at
.IR dest .
The arrays may
overlap.
.PP
The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least
.I n
wide
characters at
.IR dest .
.SH RETURN VALUE
.BR wmemmove ()
returns
.IR dest .
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.ad l
.nh
.TS
allbox;
lbx lb lb
l l l.
Interface Attribute Value
T{
.BR wmemmove ()
T} Thread safety MT-Safe
.TE
.hy
.ad
.sp 1
.SH CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR memmove (3),
.BR wmemcpy (3)