asn1_dup_node(3)

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💖 asn1_dup_node(3) — the libtasn1 one, section 3 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about asn1_dup_node from libtasn1. yes it's a C API function, yes it's in section 3 of the manual, and yes it's lowkey iconic. let's get into it 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

asn1_dup_node — it's an API function, babes. that's the whole vibe. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

first things first, you gotta pull in the header, no cap:

#include <libtasn1.h>

and then, the moment you've all been waiting for, the signature itself:

asn1_node asn1_dup_node(asn1_node_const src, const char * src_name);

look at her. main character energy fr fr. 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • asn1_node_const src — this is your source asn1 node. the original. the blueprint. the one we're copying from, bestie. she stays untouched, that's the whole point of the const. 🫶
  • const char * src_name — this is the field name in the source node. yes, the field name inside src. that's the one. 🍓

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this function creates a deep copy of an asn1_node variable. not a shallow little surface-level situationship copy, a deep one. she goes all the way down.

and the way that it returns an exact copy of the provided structure? obsessed. literally an identical twin. same structure, same everything, but a whole separate being. 💖✨

⭐ RETURNS ⭐

and if things go wrong? she returns NULL on failure. that's it, that's the signal. no drama, just NULL. so like, always check, bestie, always check. 🙈

Copyright © 2006-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc..

and the legal bit, which is honestly giving generous: copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty — provided that the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. so like, go off, but keep the receipts. 💜

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the full documentation for libtasn1 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. if the info and libtasn1 programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info libtasn1

should give you access to the complete manual. iykyk. 🧚

as an alternative, you may obtain the manual from:

https://www.gnu.org/software/libtasn1/manual/
pro tip from me to you: if info libtasn1 isn't hitting, the URL above is your backup bestie. both paths are valid, no gatekeeping here. 🌸

and that's the whole page, gorgeous. this was libtasn1, version 4.21.0, asn1_dup_node(3) — written up with love, delivered with flair, and yeah, she ate. periodt. 💅✨🎀

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