strcpy

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defined in header file string.h

char * strcpy( char * destination, const char * source);

The strcpy() function copies the string pointed by source (including the null) to the destination pointer.

Parameters

Parameter Name	Description
destination	The Pointer to the destination
source	The Pointer to the source

Returns

pointer to the destination.

Example Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main ( int argc, char* argv[]) 
{
	char source_str[] = "Test Message";
	char dest_str[100];
	memset( dest_str, 0, sizeof(dest_str));
	
	strcpy( dest_str, source_str);
	
	printf("%s\n", dest_str);
	
	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Program Output: