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diff --git a/man3/stpcpy.3 b/man3/stpcpy.3 index 51cfedbf43..472d3b4faf 100644 --- a/man3/stpcpy.3 +++ b/man3/stpcpy.3 @@ -34,17 +34,22 @@ stpcpy \- copy a string returning a pointer to its end .BI "char *stpcpy(char *" dest ", const char *" src ); .fi .SH DESCRIPTION -The \fBstpcpy\fP() function copies the string pointed to by \fIsrc\fP +The +.BR stpcpy () +function copies the string pointed to by \fIsrc\fP (including the terminating `\\0' character) to the array pointed to by \fIdest\fP. The strings may not overlap, and the destination string \fIdest\fP must be large enough to receive the copy. .SH "RETURN VALUE" -\fBstpcpy\fP() returns a pointer to the \fBend\fP of the string +.BR stpcpy () +returns a pointer to the \fBend\fP of the string \fIdest\fP (that is, the address of the terminating null byte) rather than the beginning. .SH EXAMPLE -For example, this program uses \fBstpcpy\fP() to concatenate \fBfoo\fP and +For example, this program uses +.BR stpcpy () +to concatenate \fBfoo\fP and \fBbar\fP to produce \fBfoobar\fP, which it then prints. .nf |