Index Index for
Section 9r
Index Alphabetical
listing for S
Bottom of page Bottom of
page

strcpy(9r)

NAME

strcpy - General: Copies a null-terminated character string

SYNOPSIS

char * strcpy( char *s1, char *s2 );

ARGUMENTS

s1 Specifies a pointer to a buffer large enough to hold the string s2. s2 Specifies a pointer to a string (an array of characters terminated by a null character).

DESCRIPTION

The strcpy routine copies string s2 to buffer s1. The routine stops copying after it copies a null character. Note that the character size is 1 byte.

RETURN VALUES

The routine returns a pointer to the location following the end of the destination buffer, s1.

SEE ALSO

Routines: bcopy(9r), blkclr(9r), copystr(9r), ovbcopy(9r), strncpy(9r)

Index Index for
Section 9r
Index Alphabetical
listing for S
Top of page Top of
page