strcpy()

Copy a string

Synopsis:

#include <string.h>

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

Library:

libc

Description:

The strcpy() function copies the string pointed to by src (including the terminating NUL character) into the array pointed to by dst.

Copying of overlapping objects isn't guaranteed to work properly. See the memmove() function for information on copying objects that overlap.

Returns:

A pointer to dst.

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main( void )
{
    char buffer[80];

    strcpy( buffer, "Hello " );
    strcat( buffer, "world" );

    printf( "%s\n", buffer );

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

produces the output:

Hello world

Classification:

ANSI

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	Yes
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes