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.TH LIBSIMPLE_STRNMOVE 3 libsimple
.SH NAME
libsimple_strnmove \- move a string within an array of bytes

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libsimple.h>

inline void *libsimple_strnmove(void *\fIdest\fP, const void *\fIsrc\fP, size_t \fIn\fP);

#ifndef strnmove
# define strnmove libsimple_strnmove
#endif
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR \-lsimple .

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libsimple_strnmove ()
function copies the first
.I n
bytes of the string, including the
NUL byte that terminates it (if any),
.I src
into
.IR dest .
The arrays may overlap.

.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR libsimple_strnmove ()
function returns the pointer
.IR dest .

.SH ERRORS
The
.BR libsimple_strnmove ()
function cannot fail.

.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
lb lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR libsimple_strnmove ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_strnmove ()
T}	Async-signal safety	AS-Safe
T{
.BR libsimple_strnmove ()
T}	Async-cancel safety	AC-Safe
.TE

.SH EXAMPLES
None.

.SH APPLICATION USAGE
None.

.SH RATIONALE
None.

.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.

.SH NOTES
None.

.SH HISTORY
libsimple 1.1

.SH BUGS
None.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libsimple_stpnmove (3),
.BR libsimple_strmove (3),
.BR libsimple_strncmove (3),
.BR strncpy (3),
.BR memmove (3)