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Re: cpy functions

From John Gordon <gordon@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: cpy functions
Date 2014-04-28 20:42 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <ljmeg4$o59$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <ljmdfj$su4$1@dont-email.me>

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In <ljmdfj$su4$1@dont-email.me> "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> writes:

>     Is there a specific reason for using strcpy and memcpy for different 
> uses? They look to me like the same thing.

strcpy() takes two arguments.  memcpy() takes three arguments.  How can they
look the same?

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cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 16:25 -0400
  Re: cpy functions John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-04-28 20:42 +0000
    Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 16:54 -0400
      Re: cpy functions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-04-28 22:22 +0100
        Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 17:26 -0400
      Re: cpy functions Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 00:19 +0200
  Re: cpy functions Andrew Smallshaw <andrews@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2014-04-28 20:44 +0000
    Re: cpy functions Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-04-28 14:44 -0700
  Re: cpy functions Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-28 13:55 -0700
    Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 17:07 -0400
      Re: cpy functions Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-28 14:13 -0700
        Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 17:22 -0400
          Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 17:32 -0400
          Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 18:17 -0400
            Re: cpy functions jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2014-04-29 00:43 +0200
              Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 19:31 -0400
                Re: cpy functions Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-29 11:33 +1200
            Re: cpy functions Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 02:27 +0200
          Re: cpy functions Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-28 15:53 -0700
            Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nosapm@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-29 17:27 -0400
        Re: cpy functions Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-04-28 21:55 +0000
          Re: cpy functions jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2014-04-29 00:40 +0200
        Re: cpy functions Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 00:20 +0200
      Re: cpy functions Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2014-04-28 21:48 +0000
      Re: cpy functions Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 00:20 +0200
      Re: cpy functions Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-28 15:49 -0700
        Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 19:33 -0400
    Re: cpy functions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-04-28 22:13 +0100
  Re: cpy functions Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-04-28 14:19 -0700
    Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 17:34 -0400
    Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 17:44 -0400
      Re: cpy functions Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-28 15:55 -0700
        Re: cpy functions Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-04-28 23:19 +0000
          Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 19:24 -0400
            Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 19:26 -0400
              Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 20:07 -0400
          Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nosapm@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-29 17:30 -0400
  Re: cpy functions Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-28 15:43 -0700
    Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 19:17 -0400
      Re: cpy functions "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 19:35 -0400
  Re: cpy functions Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2014-04-29 03:07 -0700
    Re: cpy functions Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 12:59 +0200
      Re: cpy functions Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-04-29 13:58 +0100

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