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Re: safe strcpy()?

From: Ed Carp <erc(at)pobox.com>
Date: Wed Jan 29 2003 - 20:54:43 EST

On 29 Jan 2003, Ben Pfaff wrote:

> As a result, strncpy() is hardly ever the right function to use.

The problem with strlcpy is that there's no autpmated way to retrofit old code with it. It's great for new code development, though.

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