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<h1>strncpy function</h1>
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<b>strncpy</b> copies 'n' bytes from one string to another.<p>
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Library: string.h
Prototype: char strncpy(char s1, const char *s2, size_t n);
Syntax: size_t n;
char string1[20]="red dwarf";
char string2[20]=";
strncpy(string2, string1, 4);
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<a href=../EXAMPLES/sprintf1.c>An alternative method using 'sprintf'...</a><p>
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<h2>See also:</h2>
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<li><a href=strcpy.html>strcpy</a> Copy a string.
<li><a href=../MAN/memcpy.htm>memcpy</a> Copy memory.
<li><a href=strtok.html>strtok</a> Get characters upto a seperator.
<li><a href=../MAN/strcasecmp.htm>strcasecmp</a> Compare strings, ignoring case.
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