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NAME
       strdup - duplicate a string


SYNOPSIS
       #include <string.h>

       char *strdup(const char *s1);


DESCRIPTION
       The  strdup() function shall return a pointer to a new string, which is a duplicate of the string pointed
       to by s1.  The returned pointer can be passed to free(). A null pointer is returned  if  the  new  string
       cannot be created.


RETURN VALUE
       The  strdup()  function  shall  return a pointer to a new string on success. Otherwise, it shall return a
       null pointer and set errno to indicate the error.


ERRORS
       The strdup() function may fail if:

       ENOMEM Storage space available is insufficient.

       The following sections are informative.


EXAMPLES
       None.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       free() , malloc() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <string.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition,
       Standard  for  Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
       Inc  and  The  Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard  is  the  referee  document.  The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .