Xinu7/man/man3/blkcopy.doc




BLKCOPY(3)          Xinu Programmer's Manual           BLKCOPY(3)



NAME
     blkcopy - copy a contiguous block of bytes

SYNOPSIS
     int blkcopy(to, from, nbytes)
     char *to;
     char *from;
     int nbytes;

DESCRIPTION
     _B_l_k_c_o_p_y copies a block of _n_b_y_t_e_s contiguous bytes starting
     at location _f_r_o_m into the area starting at location _t_o.
     _B_l_k_c_o_p_y returns _O_K to the caller.  _B_l_k_c_o_p_y will copy any
     byte value including the null character (zero).

SEE ALSO
     blkequ(3), string(3)

BUGS
     _B_l_k_c_o_p_y does not check for valid memory addresses.



































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