PROLOG¶

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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.1‐2008 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¶

#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;
}

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

#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.1‐2008, <string.h>

COPYRIGHT¶

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) 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.unix.org/online.html .

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