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.\"    Manual: Basic C Library Functions
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "STRLCPY" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Basic C Library Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
strlcpy \- Copy a C\-string into a sized buffer
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'size_t\ strlcpy('u
.BI "size_t strlcpy(char\ *\ " "dest" ", const\ char\ *\ " "src" ", size_t\ " "size" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIdest\fR
.RS 4
Where to copy the string to
.RE
.PP
\fIsrc\fR
.RS 4
Where to copy the string from
.RE
.PP
\fIsize\fR
.RS 4
size of destination buffer
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Compatible with *BSD: the result is always a valid NUL\-terminated string that fits in the buffer (unless, of course, the buffer size is zero)\&. It does not pad out the result like
\fBstrncpy\fR
does\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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