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WCSCPY(3) Linux Programmer's Manual WCSCPY(3)
NAME
wcscpy - copy a wide-character string
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wcscpy(wchar_t *restrict dest, const wchar_t *restrict src);
DESCRIPTION
The wcscpy() function is the wide-character equivalent of the strcpy(3) function. It copies the wide-character string pointed to by src, including the terminat‐
ing null wide character (L'\0'), to the array pointed to by dest.
The strings may not overlap.
The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least wcslen(src)+1 wide characters at dest.
RETURN VALUE
wcscpy() returns dest.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│wcscpy() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
SEE ALSO
strcpy(3), wcpcpy(3), wcscat(3), wcsdup(3), wmemcpy(3)
GNU 2021-03-22 WCSCPY(3)