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STRUNCSTR(3pub) C Programmer's Manual STRUNCSTR(3pub)

NAME

struncstr - convert printable C string notation to a memory block

SYNOPSIS

#include <publib.h>
void struncstr(void *block, const char *str, size_t max);

DESCRIPTION

struncstr converts a C string literal to the memory block it describes by converting all escape sequences to single characters. See a C reference manual or strcstr(3) for a description of the C string literal notation.

max is the maximum number of characters to store into the memory block.

SEE ALSO

publib(3), strcstr(3)

AUTHOR

Lars Wirzenius (lars.wirzenius@helsinki.fi)

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