...difference between strcpy() and strdup()?

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Question by kishore
Submitted on 1/24/2004
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what is the difference between strcpy() and strdup()?

Answer by Daniel
Submitted on 3/24/2004
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strcpy will not allocate the memory for the copy for you, which means you have to give it not only the pointer to the string to copy, but also a pointer to the place to copy it to, which you have set up yourself. strdup will grab itself a place to copy the string to, which you will have to free up later when you don't need the copy anymore.

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