strncpy.c

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#include <string.h>

char* strncpy(char* __restrict dst, const char* __restrict src, size_t maxlen)
{
    const size_t srclen = strnlen(src, maxlen);
    if(srclen < maxlen)
    {
        //  The stpncpy() and strncpy() functions copy at most maxlen
        //  characters from src into dst.
        memcpy(dst, src, srclen);
        //  If src is less than maxlen characters long, the remainder
        //  of dst is filled with '\0' characters.
        memset(dst + srclen, 0, maxlen - srclen);
    }
    else
    {
        //  Otherwise, dst is not terminated.
        memcpy(dst, src, maxlen);
    }
    //  The strcpy() and strncpy() functions return dst.
    return dst;
}