1STRLCPY(9) Basic C Library Functions STRLCPY(9)
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6 strlcpy - Copy a NUL terminated string into a sized buffer
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9 size_t strlcpy(char * dest, const char * src, size_t size);
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13 Where to copy the string to
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16 Where to copy the string from
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27Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2019 STRLCPY(9)