ustrcpy(3)

📦 version 4.4.3.1, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 NAME 💖

ustrcpy — the function that copies a string into another one, bestie. Part of the Allegro game programming library, and yes she is iconic for it ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <allegro.h>

char *ustrcpy(char *dest, const char *src);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so, what she does is: this function copies src into dest, and it brings the terminating null character along for the ride too — full entourage, no cap 💅

But listen. Lowkey you should try to avoid this function because it is very easy to overflow the destination buffer. Like, it is giving danger. It is giving chaos. It is giving "why is my program segfaulting" energy 😭

Use ustrzcpy instead. That's the one. She's the safe queen, she's the main character, she protects you 🫶

Bestie I am so serious rn — this is a buffer overflow waiting to happen. It's not a vibe. Use ustrzcpy. Periodt.

🌸 RETURN VALUE 🌸

Returns the value of dest. That's it, that's the whole return. She gives you back what you gave her, reciprocal king 👑

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

And that's the whole page, bestie!! This was the ustrcpy(3) entry from the Allegro manual, version 4.4.3, and the page footer is literally just ustrcpy(3) again because she's consistent like that 💖 Slay, go call ustrzcpy instead, ily, bye!! 🎀✨🦋

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