From 0527d29da443886d92e9a418180c5b25a5f8d270 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: deraadt <> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 08:42:23 +0000 Subject: initial import of NetBSD tree --- src/lib/libc/string/strdup.3 | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/lib/libc/string/strdup.3 (limited to 'src/lib/libc/string/strdup.3') diff --git a/src/lib/libc/string/strdup.3 b/src/lib/libc/string/strdup.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..925cbf3d46 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/lib/libc/string/strdup.3 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" from: @(#)strdup.3 5.3 (Berkeley) 4/19/91 +.\" $Id: strdup.3,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:42:22 deraadt Exp $ +.\" +.Dd April 19, 1991 +.Dt STRDUP 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm strdup +.Nd save a copy of a string +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Fd #include +.Ft char * +.Fn strdup "const char *str" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Fn strdup +function +allocates sufficient memory for a copy +of the string +.Fa str , +does the copy, and returns a pointer to it. +The pointer may subsequently be used as an +argument to the function +.Xr free 3 . +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr free 3 , +.Xr malloc 3 , +.Xt strcpy 3 , +.Xt strlen 3 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Fn strdup +function +.Ud . -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g6feb