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From: djsalomon@watdaisy.UUCP (Daniel J. Salomon)
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Subject: Re: String copy idiom.
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 22:33:16 EST
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The VAX 4.2 BSD UNIX library routine 'strcpy' uses code equivalent
to the less efficient sequence:  while (*s++ = *t++);
Perhaps it should be changed.
In the mean time, if your application does a great deal of
string copying, and you are want to minimize execution time,
you should write your own string copy routine.