---
name: "FcStrCopyFilename"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "fontconfig"
version: "2:2.18.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/FcStrCopyFilename"
---

# FcStrCopyFilename(3)

create a complete path from a filename

## NAME

FcStrCopyFilename - create a complete path from a filename

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<fontconfig/fontconfig.h\>**

**FcChar8 \* FcStrCopyFilename (const FcChar8 \****s***);**

## DESCRIPTION

**FcStrCopyFilename** constructs an absolute pathname from *s*. It converts any leading '~' characters in to the value of the HOME environment variable, and any relative paths are converted to absolute paths using the current working directory. Sequences of '/' characters are converted to a single '/', and names containing the current directory '.' or parent directory '..' are correctly reconstructed. Returns NULL if '~' is the leading character and HOME is unset or disabled (see **FcConfigEnableHome**).