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+.TH LIBABORT_STPACPY 3 LIBABORT
+.SH NAME
+libabort_stpacpy \- Copy a string with bounds checking
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+#include <libabort.h>
+
+char *\fBlibabort_stpacpy\fP(char *\fIdst\fP, const char *\fIsrc\fP, size_t \fIsize\fP);
+
+#if !defined(LIBABORT_NO_SHORTHANDS) && !defined(stpacpy)
+# define \fBstpacpy\fP libabort_stpacpy
+#endif
+.fi
+.PP
+Link with
+.IR -labort .
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.BR libabort_stpacpy ()
+function copies the NUL terminated string
+.I src
+into the buffer
+.IR dst ,
+which is assumed to be
+.I size
+bytes long.
+.PP
+If the string does not fit in the destination buffer
+(including the terminating NUL byte), the
+.BR libabort_stpacpy ()
+function calls
+.BR abort (3).
+
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+The
+.BR libabort_stpacpy ()
+function returns a pointer to the terminating NUL byte in
+.IR dst .
+
+.SH ERRORS
+The
+.BR libabort_stpacpy ()
+function cannot fail.
+
+.SH HISTORY
+The
+.BR libabort_stpacpy ()
+function added in version 1.0 of
+.BR libabort .
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR libabort (7),
+.BR libabort_stracpy (3),
+.BR libabort_stpacat (3)