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author | deraadt <> | 1995-10-18 08:42:23 +0000 |
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committer | deraadt <> | 1995-10-18 08:42:23 +0000 |
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1 | .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. | ||
2 | .\" All rights reserved. | ||
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32 | .\" from: @(#)strdup.3 5.3 (Berkeley) 4/19/91 | ||
33 | .\" $Id: strdup.3,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:42:22 deraadt Exp $ | ||
34 | .\" | ||
35 | .Dd April 19, 1991 | ||
36 | .Dt STRDUP 3 | ||
37 | .Os | ||
38 | .Sh NAME | ||
39 | .Nm strdup | ||
40 | .Nd save a copy of a string | ||
41 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | ||
42 | .Fd #include <string.h> | ||
43 | .Ft char * | ||
44 | .Fn strdup "const char *str" | ||
45 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | ||
46 | The | ||
47 | .Fn strdup | ||
48 | function | ||
49 | allocates sufficient memory for a copy | ||
50 | of the string | ||
51 | .Fa str , | ||
52 | does the copy, and returns a pointer to it. | ||
53 | The pointer may subsequently be used as an | ||
54 | argument to the function | ||
55 | .Xr free 3 . | ||
56 | .Sh SEE ALSO | ||
57 | .Xr free 3 , | ||
58 | .Xr malloc 3 , | ||
59 | .Xt strcpy 3 , | ||
60 | .Xt strlen 3 | ||
61 | .Sh HISTORY | ||
62 | The | ||
63 | .Fn strdup | ||
64 | function | ||
65 | .Ud . | ||