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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "STRDUP" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.\" strdup
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.SH NAME
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strdup \- duplicate a string
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fB#include <string.h>
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char *strdup(const char *\fP\fIs1\fP\fB); \fP
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\fB
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\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIstrdup\fP() function shall return a pointer to a new string,
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which is a duplicate of the string pointed to by \fIs1\fP.
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The returned pointer can be passed to \fIfree\fP(). A null pointer
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is returned if the new
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string cannot be created.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.LP
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The \fIstrdup\fP() function shall return a pointer to a new string
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on success. Otherwise, it shall return a null pointer and
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set \fIerrno\fP to indicate the error.
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.SH ERRORS
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.LP
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The \fIstrdup\fP() function may fail if:
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.TP 7
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.B ENOMEM
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Storage space available is insufficient.
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fIfree\fP() , \fImalloc\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of
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IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<string.h>\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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