strncpy
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NAME
strcpy, strncpy - copy a string
SYNOPSIS
#include <string.h>
char *strcpy(char *dest, const char *src);
char *strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The strcpy() function copies the string pointed to be src
(including the terminating `\0' character) to the array
pointed to by dest. The strings may not overlap, and the
destination string dest must be large enough to receive
the copy.
The strncpy() function is similar, except that only the
first n bytes of src are copied.
In the case where the length of src is less than that of
n, the remainder of dest will be padded with nulls.
RETURN VALUE
The strcpy() and strncpy() functions return a pointer to
the destination string dest.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3, ISO 9899
SEE ALSO
bcopy(3), memccpy(3), memcpy(3), memmove(3)
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