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STRNCPY(9) Basic C Library Functions STRNCPY(9)

NAME

strncpy - Copy a length-limited, C-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

The result is not NUL-terminated if the source exceeds count bytes.
In the case where the length of src is less than that of count, the remainder of dest will be padded with NUL.

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February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16