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.TH "mtext_cpy" 3m17n "12 Jan 2011" "Version 1.6.2" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
mtext_cpy \- Copy an M\-text to another. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBMText\fP*
\fBmtext_cpy\fP (\fBMText\fP *
\fImt1\fP, \fBMText\fP *
\fImt2\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
Copy an M\-text to another. The
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mtext_cpy()
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function copies M\-text
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mt2
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to M\-text
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mt1
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while inheriting all the text properties. The old text in
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mt1
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is overwritten and the length of
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mt1
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is extended if necessary.
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mt2
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is not modified.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
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This function returns a pointer to the resulting M\-text
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mt1\fP.
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.RE
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBmtext_ncpy()\fP,
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mtext_copy()
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.RE
.PP

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001 Information\-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
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Copyright (C) 2001\-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License 
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>.