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.TH STRDUP 3 "June 22, 1990"
.UC 7
.SH NAME
strdup \- save a copy of a string
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
#include <string.h>

char *
strdup(const char *str);
.ft R
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Strdup
allocates sufficient memory for a copy of the string
.IR str ,
does the copy, and returns a pointer to it.
The pointer may subsequently be used as an argument to the function
.IR free (3).
.SH SEE ALSO
malloc(3)
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1c15e888	20	.TH STRDUP 3 "June 22, 1990"
03623f75 KB	21	.UC 7
	22	.SH NAME
	23	strdup \- save a copy of a string
	24	.SH SYNOPSIS
	25	.nf
	26	.ft B
	27	#include <string.h>
	28
	29	char *
	30	strdup(const char *str);
	31	.ft R
	32	.fi
	33	.SH DESCRIPTION
	34	.I Strdup
	35	allocates sufficient memory for a copy of the string
	36	.IR str ,
	37	does the copy, and returns a pointer to it.
	38	The pointer may subsequently be used as an argument to the function
	39	.IR free (3).
03623f75 KB	40	.SH SEE ALSO
03623f75 KB	41	malloc(3)