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diff --git a/man3p/strdup.3p b/man3p/strdup.3p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5ed67eb25 --- /dev/null +++ b/man3p/strdup.3p @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +.\" 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 . |