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<h3 class="section">5.14 <code>stpcpy</code>&mdash;copy string returning a pointer to its end</h3>
<p><a name="index-stpcpy-382"></a><strong>Synopsis</strong>
<pre class="example"> #include &lt;string.h&gt;
char *stpcpy(char *restrict <var>dst</var>, const char *restrict <var>src</var>);
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<p><strong>Description</strong><br>
<code>stpcpy</code> copies the string pointed to by <var>src</var>
(including the terminating null character) to the array
pointed to by <var>dst</var>.
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<strong>Returns</strong><br>
This function returns a pointer to the end of the destination string,
thus pointing to the trailing '\0'.
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<strong>Portability</strong><br>
<code>stpcpy</code> is a GNU extension, candidate for inclusion into POSIX/SUSv4.
<p><code>stpcpy</code> requires no supporting OS subroutines.
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