strncpy

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NAME

strncpy - Copy a length-limited, %NUL-terminated string  

SYNOPSIS

char * strncpy (char *dest, const char *src, size_t count);  

ARGUMENTS

dest

 Where to copy the string to
src

 Where to copy the string from
count

 The maximum number of bytes to copy
 

DESCRIPTION

Note that unlike userspace strncpy, this does not NUL-pad the buffer. However, the result is not NUL-terminated if the source exceeds count bytes.


 

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