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	.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL			.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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	.\" SUCH DAMAGE.			.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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	.Dd June 19, 2026			.Dd July 1, 2026
	.Dt BCOPY 9			.Dt BCOPY 9
	.Os			.Os
	.Sh NAME			.Sh NAME
	.Nm bcopy			.Nm bcopy
	.Nd copy bytes in object			.Nd copy bytes in object
	.Sh SYNOPSIS			.Sh SYNOPSIS
	.In sys/systm.h			.In sys/systm.h
	.Ft void			.Ft void
	.Fn bcopy "const void src" "void dst" "size_t len"			.Fn bcopy "const void src" "void dst" "size_t len"
	.Sh DESCRIPTION			.Sh DESCRIPTION
	The			The
	.Fn bcopy			.Fn bcopy
	function copies			function copies
	.Fa len			.Fa len
	bytes from object			bytes from object
	.Fa src			.Fa src
	to object			to object
	.Fa dst .			.Fa dst
				preserving the provenance of pointers in the copied object
				.Pq see Xr memory_model 7 for further information .
				ziaeeUnsubmitted Done Inline Actions I always thought we could not do this, but looking at `mandoc -T{tree,html,pdf}` and groff output, I think we can. ziaee: I always thought we could not do this, but looking at `mandoc -T{tree,html,pdf}` and groff…
				brooksAuthorUnsubmitted Done Inline Actions It looks like the key is macros that take a fixed number of arguments. brooks: It looks like the key is macros that take a fixed number of arguments.
	The two objects may overlap.			The two objects may overlap.
	If			If
	.Fa len			.Fa len
	is zero, no bytes are copied.			is zero, no bytes are copied.
	.Pp			.Pp
	The			The
	.Fn bcopy			.Fn bcopy
	function is deprecated and			function is deprecated and
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