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C COMPILER LIBRARY FUNCTION REFERENCE->Detailed Descriptions->strncpy()

Summary

#include <string.h>

    

char *strncpy(char* string1, const char* string2, size_r n);

Copy one string to another

Parameters

    

string1	Destination string
string2	Source string
n	Number of characters to be copied

Description

This function copies exactly n characters from string2 into string1.  If n is longer than the length of string2, then string1 is padded with null characters ('\0') up to length n.


Return Value

The pointer to string1 is returned.