STRNCPY(9) Basic C Library Functions STRNCPY(9)
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
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.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 STRNCPY(9)