.\" part of publib
.\" "@(#)publib-strutil:$Id: memdel.3,v 1.1 1994/06/20 20:29:51 liw Exp $"
.\"
.TH MEMDEL 3 "C Programmer's Manual" Publib "C Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
memdel \- remove bytes from beginning of memory block
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <publib.h>
void *\fBmemdel\fR(void *\fIp\fR, size_t \fIsize\fR, size_t \fIn\fR);
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fImemdel\fR moves the contents of the block pointed to by \fIp\fR
towards the beginning, \fIn\fR steps.  The values of the last \fIn\fR
bytes of the block are indeterminate.
.PP
\fIp\fR must not be a null pointer.  \fIsize\fR and \fIn\fR may be zero.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
\fImemdel\fR returns its first argument.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
publib(3), strdel(3)
.SH AUTHOR
Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)