STRDUP(3) Library Functions Manual STRDUP(3)

NAME

strdup — duplicate a string

SYNOPSIS

[XSI]
#include <string.h>

char *strdup(const char *s1);

DESCRIPTION

The strdup () function shall return a pointer to a new string, which is a duplicate of the string pointed to by s1. The returned pointer can be passed to free(3). A null pointer is returned if the new string cannot be created.

RETURN VALUE

The strdup () function shall return a pointer to a new string on success. Otherwise, it shall return a null pointer and set errno to indicate the error.