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Definition

char *copy_string(char *dest, char *source);

Description

Copy source into dest.

Parameters

dest: Destination string where the resource string should be overwritten.
source: Source of what should be copied.

Return Value

On success, this functions returns dest, which could be pointing to a new memory location.
If the function fails, dest is returned.

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <libc/string.h>
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	char *original_string = create_string("Hello ");
	char *new_string = create_string("world!");
 
	original_string = copy_string(original_string, new_string);
 
	printf("Original string: %s\n", original_string);
 
	free(new_string);
	free(original_string);
 
	return 0;
}

Original string: world!