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STRCPY(3)							     STRCPY(3)

NAME
       strcpy - copy strings

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>

       char *
       strcpy(char *dst, const char *src);

       char *
       strncpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t len);

DESCRIPTION
       Strcpy and strncpy copy string src to dst, stopping after the terminat‐
       ing '\0' has been moved.

       Strncpy writes exactly len characters into dst, appending '\0'  charac‐
       ters  if	 src is less than len characters long, and not terminating dst
       if src is more than len characters long.

       Strcpy and strncpy return dst.

EXAMPLES
       The following sets ``chararray'' to ``abc\0\0\0'':

	    (void)strncpy(chararray, "abc", 6).

       The following sets ``chararray'' to ``abcdef'':

	      (void)strncpy(chararray, "abcdefgh", 6);

SEE ALSO
       bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3)

STANDARDS
       Strcpy and strncpy conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').

4th Berkeley Distribution	 June 24, 1990			     STRCPY(3)

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