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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
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        !            21: .\"    @(#)strcpy.3    5.2 (Berkeley) 6/24/90
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        !            23: .TH STRCPY 3 "June 24, 1990"
        !            24: .UC 4
        !            25: .SH NAME
        !            26: strcpy \- copy strings
        !            27: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            28: .nf
        !            29: .ft B
        !            30: #include <string.h>
        !            31: 
        !            32: char *
        !            33: strcpy(char *dst, const char *src);
        !            34: 
        !            35: char *
        !            36: strncpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t len);
        !            37: .ft R
        !            38: .fi
        !            39: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            40: .B Strcpy
        !            41: and
        !            42: .B strncpy
        !            43: copy string
        !            44: .I src
        !            45: to
        !            46: .IR dst ,
        !            47: stopping after the terminating '\e0' has been moved.
        !            48: .PP
        !            49: .B Strncpy
        !            50: writes exactly
        !            51: .I len
        !            52: characters into
        !            53: .IR dst ,
        !            54: appending '\e0' characters if
        !            55: .I src
        !            56: is less than
        !            57: .I len
        !            58: characters long, and
        !            59: .I not
        !            60: terminating
        !            61: .I dst
        !            62: if
        !            63: .I src
        !            64: is more than
        !            65: .I len
        !            66: characters long.
        !            67: .PP
        !            68: .B Strcpy
        !            69: and
        !            70: .B strncpy
        !            71: return
        !            72: .IR dst .
        !            73: .SH EXAMPLES
        !            74: The following sets ``chararray'' to ``abc\e0\e0\e0'':
        !            75: .sp
        !            76: .ti +0.5i
        !            77: (void)strncpy(chararray, "abc", 6).
        !            78: .PP
        !            79: The following sets ``chararray'' to ``abcdef'':
        !            80: .sp
        !            81: .RS
        !            82: (void)strncpy(chararray, "abcdefgh", 6);
        !            83: .RE
        !            84: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            85: bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3)
        !            86: .SH STANDARDS
        !            87: .B Strcpy
        !            88: and
        !            89: .B strncpy
        !            90: conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

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