STRDUP(3)                      Library Routines                      STRDUP(3)

NAME

       strdup - save a copy of a string

SYNOPSIS

       #include <string.h>

       char * strdup (const char *str);

DESCRIPTION

       The  strdup  function  allocates  sufficient  memory  for a copy of the
       string str, does the copy, and returns a pointer to  it.   The  pointer
       may subsequently be used as an argument to the function free(3).

       If insufficient memory is available, NULL is returned.

SEE ALSO

       malloc(3) free(3)

HISTORY

       The strdup function first appeared in 4.4BSD.



GNO                             27 January 1997                      STRDUP(3)