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>

COPYRIGHT

       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 .