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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+.. index::
+ single: cp (command)
+
cp command
==========
@@ -19,7 +22,8 @@ Description
The cp command is used to copy *count* chunks of memory from the *source*
address to the *target* address. If the *target* address points to NOR flash,
-the flash is programmed.
+the flash is programmed. When the *target* address points at ordinary memory,
+memmove() is used, so the two regions may overlap.
The number bytes in one chunk is defined by the suffix defaulting to 4 bytes:
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ Configuration
-------------
The cp command is available if CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY=y. Support for 64 bit words
-(cp.q) depends on CONFIG_MEM_SUPPORT_64BIT_DATA=y. Copying to flash depends on
+(cp.q) is only available on 64-bit targets. Copying to flash depends on
CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y.
Return value