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.TH WCSCPY 3  2015-08-08 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
wcscpy \- copy a wide-character string
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <wchar.h>
.PP
.BI "wchar_t *wcscpy(wchar_t *" dest ", const wchar_t *" src );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR wcscpy ()
function is the wide-character equivalent
of the
.BR strcpy (3)
function.
It copies the wide-character string pointed to by
.IR src ,
including the terminating null wide character (L\(aq\\0\(aq),
to the array pointed to by
.IR dest .
.PP
The strings may not overlap.
.PP
The programmer must ensure that there is
room for at least
.IR "wcslen(src)+1"
wide characters at
.IR dest .
.SH RETURN VALUE
.BR wcscpy ()
returns
.IR dest .
.SH ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
.BR attributes (7).
.TS
allbox;
lb lb lb
l l l.
Interface	Attribute	Value
T{
.BR wcscpy ()
T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
.TE
.SH CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR strcpy (3),
.BR wcpcpy (3),
.BR wcscat (3),
.BR wcsdup (3),
.BR wmemcpy (3)
.SH COLOPHON
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