compiler/clib/strcpy.c

   1 /*
   2     Copyright © 1995-2001, The AROS Development Team. All rights reserved.
   3     $Id$
   4
   5     ANSI C function strcpy().
   6 */
   7
   8 /*****************************************************************************
   9
  10     NAME */
  11 #include <string.h>
  12
  13         char * strcpy (
  14
  15 /*  SYNOPSIS */
  16         char       * dest,
  17         const char * src)
  18
  19 /*  FUNCTION
  20         Copy a string. Works like an assignment "dest=src;".
  21
  22     INPUTS
  23         dest - The string is copied into this variable. Make sure it is
  24                 large enough.
  25         src - This is the new contents of dest.
  26
  27     RESULT
  28         dest.
  29
  30     NOTES
  31         No check is beeing made that dest is large enough for src.
  32
  33     EXAMPLE
  34
  35     BUGS
  36
  37     SEE ALSO
  38         strncpy(), memcpy(), memmove()
  39
  40     INTERNALS
  41
  42 ******************************************************************************/
  43 {
  44     char * ptr = dest;
  45
  46     while ((*ptr = *src))
  47     {
  48         ptr ++;
  49         src ++;
  50     }
  51
  52     return dest;
  53 } /* strcpy */