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+.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
+.TH "STRDUP" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
+.\" strdup
+.SH NAME
+strdup \- duplicate a string
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+\fB#include <string.h>
+.br
+.sp
+char *strdup(const char *\fP\fIs1\fP\fB); \fP
+\fB
+.br
+\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fIstrdup\fP() function shall return a pointer to a new string,
+which is a duplicate of the string pointed to by \fIs1\fP.
+The returned pointer can be passed to \fIfree\fP(). A null pointer
+is returned if the new
+string cannot be created.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.LP
+The \fIstrdup\fP() function shall return a pointer to a new string
+on success. Otherwise, it shall return a null pointer and
+set \fIerrno\fP to indicate the error.
+.SH ERRORS
+.LP
+The \fIstrdup\fP() function may fail if:
+.TP 7
+.B ENOMEM
+Storage space available is insufficient.
+.sp
+.LP
+\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH RATIONALE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+.LP
+None.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+\fIfree\fP() , \fImalloc\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of
+IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<string.h>\fP
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
+from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
+-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
+Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
+Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
+event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
+The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
+is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
+http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .