NAME

strcpy — copy a string without bounds checking

SYNOPSIS

#include <string.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

The strcpy() function copies the string src (including the terminating ‘\0’ character) to the buffer dst.

No bounds checking is performed. If the buffer dst is not large enough to hold the result, subsequent memory will be damaged.

If the src string is inside the dst buffer, the behavior is undefined.

RETURN VALUES

The strcpy() function returns dst.

SEE ALSO

strlcpy(3), wcscpy(3), wcslcpy(3)

STANDARDS

The strcpy() function conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C89”).

HISTORY

The strcpy() function first appeared in the Programmer's Workbench (PWB/UNIX) and was ported to Version 7 AT&T UNIX.