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The strcpy function in C language does not automatically allocate memory. It is used to copy one string into another, but it is important to make sure that the destination string has enough space to store the source string. If the destination string does not have enough space, it may result in memory overwrite or other memory errors. Therefore, it is necessary to manually allocate enough memory space for the destination string before using the strcpy function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The strcpy function in C language does not automatically allocate memory. It is used to copy one string into another, but it is important to make sure that the destination string has enough space to store the source string. 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