STPNCPY(3P)

✨ STPNCPY 💖 (that's the POSIX Programmer's Manual btw, section 3P 🎀)

ok so quick heads up bestie before we even start: this page lives in the POSIX Programmer's Manual 📖. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (so like, go peek at the corresponding Linux manual page for the deets on Linux behavior 👀), or honestly the interface may not be implemented on Linux at all. Just so you know what you're walking into. 🫶

🌸 PROLOG 🌸

This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ — consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior — or the interface may not be implemented on Linux. fr fr, check before you commit. 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

stpncpy — copy fixed length string, returning a pointer to the array end ✨

like it copies, but it also tells you where it ended up. main character behavior honestly. 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <string.h>

char *stpncpy(char *restrict s1, const char *restrict s2, size_t size);

look at that signature. restrict on both pointers, size_t size, returns a char *. iconic. 🌈

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Refer to strncpy().

that's it. that's the whole description. go read strncpy() bestie, this one's its sibling. 💀

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the source files to man page format. To report such errors, see https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .

no cap, if this page looks weird it's probably a conversion glitch, not the standard's fault. report it at that link above. 🐛

IEEE/The Open Group · 2017 · STPNCPY(3P) — that's the footer bestie, mwah, bye, go copy some strings responsibly 💖✨🎀