STPNCPY(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							STPNCPY(3)

NAME

       stpncpy - copy a fixed-size string, returning a pointer to its end

SYNOPSIS

       #define _GNU_SOURCE
       #include <string.h>

       char *stpncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

       The  stpncpy()  function  copies  at  most n characters from the string pointed to by src, including the terminating '' character, to the
       array pointed to by dest.  Exactly n characters are written at dest.  If the length strlen(src) is smaller than n, the remaining characters
       in the array pointed to by dest are filled with '' characters.  If the length strlen(src) is greater or equal to n, the string pointed to
       by dest will not be '' terminated.

       The strings may not overlap.

       The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least n characters at dest.

RETURN VALUE

       stpncpy() returns a pointer to the terminating null in dest, or, if dest is not null-terminated, dest + n.

CONFORMING TO

       This function is a GNU extension.

SEE ALSO

       strncpy(3), wcpncpy(3), feature_test_macros(7)

COLOPHON

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       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

GNU
								    1999-07-25								STPNCPY(3)