Re: strncat is insufficient

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From: Colin Plumb
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 21:12

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char *strlimcat(char *dst, char const *src, int maxlen)
{
	int len;

	len = strlen(dst);
	if (len < maxlen)
		strncpy(dst+len, src, maxlen-len);
	return dst;
}

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!dciem!array!colin
From: colin@array.UUCP (Colin Plumb)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: strncat is insufficient
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Date: 24 Aug 90 21:12:56 GMT
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