From 7e0f021a9aec35fd8e6725e87e3313b101d26f5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:37:44 +0100
Subject: Initial import (2.0.2-6)

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 reference/C/EXAMPLES/strncpy.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 reference/C/EXAMPLES/strncpy.c

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diff --git a/reference/C/EXAMPLES/strncpy.c b/reference/C/EXAMPLES/strncpy.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/reference/C/EXAMPLES/strncpy.c
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+
+/****************************************************************
+ * 
+ * Purpose: Program to demonstrate the 'strncpy' function.
+ * Author:  M J Leslie
+ * Date:    03-Feb-96
+ * 
+ ****************************************************************/
+
+#include <string.h>	/* strcpy */
+
+void SafeCopy(char *Dest, int DestSize, char *Source);
+
+main()
+{
+    char Text1[20]="Tracy Sorrell";		/* string buffer	*/
+    char Text2[10]="Martin";       		/* string buffer	*/
+
+    printf (" Original string contents are: %s\n", Text2);
+
+    SafeCopy(Text2, sizeof(Text2), Text1);
+  
+    printf (" New string contents are: %s\n", Text2);
+
+    strcpy(Text2, "Alex");
+  
+    printf (" Final string contents are: %s\n", Text2);
+
+}
+
+/****************************************************************/
+
+void SafeCopy(
+    char     *Dest,                   /* Destination buffer. */
+    int       DestSize,
+    char     *Source)                 /* Source data. */
+{
+  
+    /* ...	Copy 'Source' into 'Dest'.
+     * ...        'Dest' is padded with NULLs if 'Source' is smaller.. */
+  
+    strncpy(Dest, Source, DestSize);
+  
+    /* ...	Safety net! Add the NULL just in case 'Source' is larger
+     * ...	than 'Dest'.  */
+  
+    Dest[DestSize-1] = '\0';
+}
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