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>strncpy -- Copy a length-limited, <TT
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>NUL-terminated</TT
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>char * <TT
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>strncpy </TT
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>(char * <TT
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>dest</I
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>src</I
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> Where to copy the string to
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> Where to copy the string from
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> The maximum number of bytes to copy
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> Note that unlike userspace strncpy, this does not <TT
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>NUL-pad</TT
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However, the result is not <TT
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