Michael, http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/strncpy.3.html I see: The strncpy() function is similar, except that at most n **bytes** of src are copied I expected: The strncpy() function is similar, except that at most n **characters** of src are copied The difference is important because if the `char` size (in bytes) is different from 1 byte on some implementation then "the number of characters" and "the number of bytes" are different. The confirmation to my words is in C99: 7.21.2.4 The strncpy function The strncpy function copies not more than n **characters** ... Robin Kuzmin kuzmin.robin@xxxxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
