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Subject: Re:  strncpy
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Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 15:02:14 EST
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From:      Jack Moskowitz (PAD) 

Strncpy may be used to manipulate characters within strings rather
than the whole string. Eg. changing the string abcdef to abxxef. 
You would not want to null terminate after the xx in this case.