STRNCPY(9) | Basic C Library Functions | STRNCPY(9) |
NAME¶
strncpy - Copy a length-limited, C-stringSYNOPSIS¶
char * strncpy(char * dest,
const char * src,
size_t count);
ARGUMENTS¶
destWhere 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¶
May 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16 |