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	Index: lib/libc/string/bcopy.3
	===================================================================
	--- lib/libc/string/bcopy.3
	+++ lib/libc/string/bcopy.3
	@@ -57,18 +57,6 @@
	If
	.Fa len
	is zero, no bytes are copied.
	-.Pp
	-This function is obsolete (marked as LEGACY in
	-POSIX.1-2001): please use
	-.Xr memmove 3
	-in new programs.
	-Note that
	-.Fn bcopy
	-takes its src and dst arguments in the opposite
	-order from
	-.Xr memmove 3 .
	-POSIX.1-2008 removes the specification of
	-.Fn bcopy .
	.Sh SEE ALSO
	.Xr memccpy 3 ,
	.Xr memcpy 3 ,
	@@ -87,3 +75,23 @@
	for
	.St -p1003.1-2001
	compliance.
	+.Pp
	+The
	+.St -p1003.1-2008
	+removes the specification of
	+.Fn bcopy
	+and it is marked as LEGACY in
	+.St -p1003.1-2004
	+New programs should use:
	+.Fn memmove
	+if you can guarantee that the input and output buffer
	+do not overlap, then
	+.Fn memcpy
	+would be more efficient.
	+Note that
	+.Fn bcopy
	+takes its src and dst arguments in the
	+opposite order from
	+.Fn memcpy
	+and
	+.Fn memmove .