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-.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
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-.\" Chris Torek.
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-.TH STRCPY 3 "June 24, 1990"
-.UC 4
-.SH NAME
-strcpy \- copy strings
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.nf
-.ft B
-#include <string.h>
-
-char *
-strcpy(char *dst, const char *src);
-
-char *
-strncpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t len);
-.ft R
-.fi
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Strcpy
+.\"     @(#)strcpy.3   8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dt STRCPY 3
+.Os BSD 4
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm strcpy
+.Nd copy strings
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <string.h>
+.Ft char *
+.Fn strcpy "char *dst" "const char *src"
+.Ft char *
+.Fn strncpy "char *dst" "const char *src" "size_t len"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn strcpy

 and
 and

-.B strncpy
-copy string
-.I src
+.Fn strncpy
+functions
+copy the string
+.Fa src

 to
 to

-.IR dst ,
-stopping after the terminating '\e0' has been moved.
-.PP
-.B Strncpy
-writes exactly
-.I len
+.Fa dst
+(including the terminating
+.Ql \e0
+character).
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn strncpy
+copies not more than
+.Fa len

 characters into
 characters into

-.IR dst ,
-appending '\e0' characters if
-.I src
+.Fa dst ,
+appending
+.Ql \e0
+characters if
+.Fa src

 is less than
 is less than

-.I len
+.Fa len

 characters long, and
 characters long, and

-.I not
+.Em not

 terminating
 terminating

-.I dst
+.Fa dst

 if
 if

-.I src
+.Fa src

 is more than
 is more than

-.I len
+.Fa len

 characters long.
 characters long.

-.PP
-.B Strcpy
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn strcpy

 and
 and

-.B strncpy
+.Fn strncpy
+functions

 return
 return

-.IR dst .
-.SH EXAMPLES
-The following sets ``chararray'' to ``abc\e0\e0\e0'':
-.sp
-.ti +0.5i
+.Fa dst .
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+The following sets
+.Dq Li chararray
+to
+.Dq Li abc\e0\e0\e0 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent

 (void)strncpy(chararray, "abc", 6).
 (void)strncpy(chararray, "abc", 6).

-.PP
-The following sets ``chararray'' to ``abcdef'':
-.sp
-.RS
+.Ed
+.Pp
+The following sets
+.Dq Li chararray
+to
+.Dq Li abcdef :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent

 (void)strncpy(chararray, "abcdefgh", 6);
 (void)strncpy(chararray, "abcdefgh", 6);

-.RE
-.SH SEE ALSO
-bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3)
-.SH STANDARDS
-.B Strcpy
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr bcopy 3 ,
+.Xr memccpy 3 ,
+.Xr memcpy 3 ,
+.Xr memmove 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn strcpy

 and
 and

-.B strncpy
-conform to ANSI X3.159-1989 (``ANSI C'').
+.Fn strncpy
+functions
+conform to
+.St -ansiC .