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BN_copy(3)                                         OpenSSL                                        BN_copy(3)



NAME
       BN_copy, BN_dup - copy BIGNUMs

SYNOPSIS
        #include <openssl/bn.h>

        BIGNUM *BN_copy(BIGNUM *to, const BIGNUM *from);

        BIGNUM *BN_dup(const BIGNUM *from);

DESCRIPTION
       BN_copy() copies from to to. BN_dup() creates a new BIGNUM containing the value from.

RETURN VALUES
       BN_copy() returns to on success, NULL on error. BN_dup() returns the new BIGNUM, and NULL on error.
       The error codes can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3).

SEE ALSO
       bn(3), ERR_get_error(3)

HISTORY
       BN_copy() and BN_dup() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.



0.9.8                                            2009-04-03                                       BN_copy(3)

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