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STRDUP(P)		   POSIX Programmer's Manual		     STRDUP(P)

PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the	 corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.

NAME
       strdup - duplicate a string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>

       char *strdup(const char *s1);

DESCRIPTION
       The strdup() function shall return a pointer to a new string, which  is
       a  duplicate  of the string pointed to by s1.  The returned pointer can
       be passed to free(). A null pointer is returned if the new string  can‐
       not be created.

RETURN VALUE
       The  strdup()  function	shall return a pointer to a new string on suc‐
       cess. Otherwise, it shall return a null pointer and set errno to	 indi‐
       cate the error.

ERRORS
       The strdup() function may fail if:

       ENOMEM Storage space available is insufficient.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES
       None.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       free()	 ,    malloc()	  ,    the    Base   Definitions   volume   of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),	The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 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 .

IEEE/The Open Group		     2003			     STRDUP(P)

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