.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)