copy_n

  #include <algorithm>
  iterator copy_n( iterator from, size_t num, iterator to ); 

The copy_n() function copies num elements starting at from to the destination pointed at by to. To put it another way, copy_n() performs num assignments and duplicates a subrange.

The return value of copy_n() is an iterator that points to the last element that was copied, i.e. (to + num).

This function runs in linear time.