STPCPY Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3) Updated: September 3, 2025 Index   NAME stpcpy - copy a string returning a pointer to its end   SYNOPSIS #include <string.h> char *stpcpy(char *dest, const char *src);   DESCRIPTION The stpcpy() function copies the string pointed to by src (including the terminating `\0' character) to the array pointed to by dest. The strings may not overlap, and the destination string dest must be large enough to receive the copy.   RETURN VALUE stpcpy() returns a pointer to the end of the string dest (that is, the address of the terminating null character) rather than the beginning.   EXAMPLE For example, this program uses stpcpy to concatenate foo and bar to produce foobar, which it then prints. #include <string.h> int main (void) { char *to = buffer; to = stpcpy (to, "foo"); to = stpcpy (to, "bar"); printf ("%s\n", buffer); }   CONFORMING TO This function is not part of the ANSI or POSIX standards, and is not customary on Unix systems, but is not a GNU invention either. Perhaps it comes from MS-DOS.   SEE ALSO   Index NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION RETURN VALUE EXAMPLE CONFORMING TO SEE ALSO This document was created by using the manual pages. Time: 11:58:06 GMT, March 24, 2025