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--- Libc/Libc-1725.40.4/string/FreeBSD/strcpy.3
+++ Libc/Libc-763.13/string/FreeBSD/strcpy.3
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
.\" without specific prior written permission.
.\"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)strcpy.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
-.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/string/strcpy.3,v 1.28 2009/04/07 13:42:53 trasz Exp $
.\"
.Dd February 28, 2009
.Dt STRCPY 3
@@ -43,23 +43,13 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In string.h
.Ft char *
-.Fn stpcpy "char * dst" "const char * src"
-.Ft char *
-.Fn stpncpy "char * dst" "const char * src" "size_t len"
-.Ft char *
-.Fn strcpy "char * dst" "const char * src"
-.Ft char *
-.Fn strncpy "char * dst" "const char * src" "size_t len"
-.Sh ADMONISHMENT
-.Pp
-.ti +8
-.Pp
-YOU SHOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY USE
-.Fn strlcpy
-INSTEAD.
-.ti +8
-.Pp
-See "Examples" below.
+.Fn stpcpy "char * restrict dst" "const char * restrict src"
+.Ft char *
+.Fn stpncpy "char * restrict dst" "const char * restrict src" "size_t len"
+.Ft char *
+.Fn strcpy "char * restrict dst" "const char * restrict src"
+.Ft char *
+.Fn strncpy "char * restrict dst" "const char * restrict src" "size_t len"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn stpcpy
@@ -99,9 +89,6 @@
is
.Em not
terminated.
-.Pp
-The source and destination strings should not overlap, as the
-behavior is undefined.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn strcpy
@@ -187,6 +174,16 @@
.Xr strlcpy 3
is not defined in any standards, it should
only be used when portability is not a concern.
+.Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
+The
+.Fn strcpy
+function is easily misused in a manner which enables malicious users
+to arbitrarily change a running program's functionality through a
+buffer overflow attack.
+(See
+the FSA
+and
+.Sx EXAMPLES . )
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr bcopy 3 ,
.Xr memccpy 3 ,
@@ -217,9 +214,3 @@
.Fn stpncpy
was added in
.Fx 8.0 .
-.Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
-The
-.Fn strcpy
-function is easily misused in a manner which enables malicious users
-to arbitrarily change a running program's functionality through a
-buffer overflow attack.