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	Index: lib/libc/string/bcopy.3
	===================================================================
	--- lib/libc/string/bcopy.3
	+++ lib/libc/string/bcopy.3
	@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
	.\" @(#)bcopy.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
	.\" $FreeBSD$
	.\"
	-.Dd August 13, 2015
	+.Dd August 14, 2015
	.Dt BCOPY 3
	.Os
	.Sh NAME
	@@ -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	-This function is obsolete (marked as LEGACY in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 +75,25 @@
	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
	+.Xr memmove 3 .
	+If the input and output buffer do not overlap, then
	+.Xr memcpy 3
	+is more efficient.
	+Note that
	+.Fn bcopy
	+takes
	+.Ar src
	+and
	+.Ar dst
	+in the opposite order from
	+.Fn memmove
	+and
	+.Fn memcpy .