NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

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

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <string.h>

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

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  stpncpy  function  copies  at  most  n  characters from the string
       pointed to by src, including the terminating  '\0'  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 '\0' characters. If the
       length strlen(src) is greater or equal to n, the string pointed	to  by
       dest will not be '\0' terminated.

       The strings may not overlap.

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

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

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

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       This function is a GNU extension.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       strncpy(3)



GNU				  1999-07-25			    STPNCPY(3)