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.TH WCSCPY 3  2015-08-08 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"

.SH NAME

wcscpy \- copy a wide-character string

.SH SYNOPSIS

.nf

.B #include <wchar.h>

.PP

.BI "wchar_t *wcscpy(wchar_t *" dest ", const wchar_t *" src );

.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION

The

.BR wcscpy ()

function is the wide-character equivalent

of the

.BR strcpy (3)

function.

It copies the wide-character string pointed to by

.IR src ,

including the terminating null wide character (L\(aq\\0\(aq),

to the array pointed to by

.IR dest .

.PP

The strings may not overlap.

.PP

The programmer must ensure that there is

room for at least

.IR "wcslen(src)+1"

wide characters at

.IR dest .

.SH RETURN VALUE

.BR wcscpy ()

returns

.IR dest .

.SH ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see

.BR attributes (7).

.TS

allbox;

lb lb lb

l l l.

Interface	Attribute	Value

T{

.BR wcscpy ()

T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe

.TE

.SH CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR strcpy (3),

.BR wcpcpy (3),

.BR wcscat (3),

.BR wcsdup (3),

.BR wmemcpy (3)

.SH COLOPHON

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