STRCPY(3)

NAME
strcpy, strncpy - copy a string

SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>

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

char *strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION
The strcpy() function copies the string pointed to be src (including the terminating `\0' character) to the array pointed to by dest. The strings may not overlap, and the destination string dest must be large enough to receive the copy.

The strncpy() function is similar, except that only the first n bytes of src are copied.

In the case where the length of src is less than that of n, the remainder of dest will be padded with nulls.

RETURN VALUE
The strcpy() and strncpy() functions return a pointer to the destination string dest.

CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899

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