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		saagarjha on Oct 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code y... Watch out: what strncpy does is usually not what you'd want it to do.

shawxe on Oct 28, 2019 [–]

That's what strlcpy() is for.

saagarjha on Oct 28, 2019 | [–]

Or strncpy, if you'd like to stay within the standard and your strings are small.

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