How To Copy a String in C Using strcpy

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to copy a string in C using strcpy.
 

How To Copy a String in C Using strcpy

strcpy can be used to copy one string into another. Remember that strings in C are arrays of characters. You must pass a string array or a pointer to a string array to this function where the string will be copied.
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
 
int main()
{
   char str1[1000], str2[1000];
 
   printf(" Enter a string: ");
   gets(str1);
 
   strcpy(str2, str1);
 
   printf(" Original String: %s\n", str1);
   printf(" Copied String: %s\n", str2);
 
   return 0;
}

Output:

 Enter a string: StackHowTo
 Original String: StackHowTo
 Copied String: StackHowTo

 

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