memccpy(3) Library Functions Manual memccpy(3) NAME memccpy - copy memory area LIBRARY Standard C library (libc, -lc) SYNOPSIS #include void *memccpy(size_t n; void dest[restrict n], const void src[restrict n], int c, size_t n); DESCRIPTION The memccpy() function copies no more than n bytes from memory area src to memory area dest, stopping when the character c is found (c is copied). If the memory areas overlap, the results are undefined. RETURN VALUE The memccpy() function returns a pointer to the next character in dest af- ter c, or NULL if c was not found in the first n characters of src. ATTRIBUTES For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). allbox; lbx lb lb l l l. Interface Attribute Value T{ memccpy() T} Thread safety MT-Safe STANDARDS POSIX.1-2008. HISTORY POSIX.1-2001, SVr4, 4.3BSD. SEE ALSO bcopy(3), bstring(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3), strcpy(3), strncpy(3) Linux man-pages 6.18 2026-02-08 memccpy(3)