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16 .TH WCSNCPY 3 2021-03-22 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
18 wcsncpy \- copy a fixed-size string of wide characters
23 .BI "wchar_t *wcsncpy(wchar_t *restrict " dest \
24 ", const wchar_t *restrict " src ,
30 function is the wide-character equivalent of the
35 wide characters from the wide-character
38 including the terminating null wide character (L\(aq\e0\(aq),
39 to the array pointed to by
46 If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is smaller than
48 the remaining wide characters in the array
52 with null wide characters.
53 If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is greater than or equal
56 the string pointed to by
58 will not be terminated by a null wide character.
60 The strings may not overlap.
62 The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least
72 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
80 Interface Attribute Value
83 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
89 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.