STRCPY(3)                  POSIX Programmer's Manual                 STRCPY(3)



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       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding
       OS manual page for details of OS behavior), or the interface may not be
       implemented on OS.

NAME
       stpcpy, strcpy -- copy a string and return a pointer to the end of the
       result

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>

       char *stpcpy(char *restrict s1, const char *restrict s2);
       char *strcpy(char *restrict s1, const char *restrict s2);

DESCRIPTION
       For strcpy(): The functionality described on this reference page is
       aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements
       described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of
       POSIX.1-2017 defers to the ISO C standard.

       The stpcpy() and strcpy() functions shall copy the string pointed to by
       s2 (including the terminating NUL character) into the array pointed to
       by s1.

       If copying takes place between objects that overlap, the behavior is
       undefined.

RETURN VALUE
       The stpcpy() function shall return a pointer to the terminating NUL
       character copied into the s1 buffer.

       The strcpy() function shall return s1.

       No return values are reserved to indicate an error.

ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
   Construction of aa Multi-Part Message in aa Single Buffer
           #include <string.h>
           #include <stdio.h>

           int
           main (void)
           {
               char buffer [10];
               char *name = buffer;

               name = stpcpy (stpcpy (stpcpy (name, "ice"),"-"), "cream");
               puts (buffer);
               return 0;
           }

   Initializing aa String
       The following example copies the string ""--------------------"" into the
       permstring variable.


           #include <string.h>
           ...
           static char permstring[11];
           ...
           strcpy(permstring, "----------");
           ...

   Storing aa Key and Data
       The following example allocates space for a key using malloc() then
       uses strcpy() to place the key there. Then it allocates space for data
       using malloc(), and uses strcpy() to place data there. (The user-
       defined function dbfree() frees memory previously allocated to an array
       of type struct element **.)


           #include <string.h>
           #include <stdlib.h>
           #include <stdio.h>
           ...
           /* Structure used to read data and store it. */
           struct element {
               char *key;
               char *data;
           };

           struct element *tbl, *curtbl;
           char *key, *data;
           int count;
           ...
           void dbfree(struct element *, int);
           ...
           if ((curtbl->key = malloc(strlen(key) + 1)) == NULL) {
               perror("malloc"); dbfree(tbl, count); return NULL;
           }
           strcpy(curtbl->key, key);

           if ((curtbl->data = malloc(strlen(data) + 1)) == NULL) {
               perror("malloc"); free(curtbl->key); dbfree(tbl, count); return NULL;
           }
           strcpy(curtbl->data, data);
           ...

APPLICATION USAGE
       Character movement is performed differently in different
       implementations. Thus, overlapping moves may yield surprises.

       This version is aligned with the ISO C standard; this does not affect
       compatibility with XPG3 applications. Reliable error detection by this
       function was never guaranteed.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       strncpy(), wcscpy()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, <string.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology --
       Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the
       Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
       Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the
       original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The
       Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can
       be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

       Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are
       most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the source
       files to man page format. To report such errors, see
       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .



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