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-.TH WCSNCPY 3 2011-09-28 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH WCSNCPY 3 2015-08-08 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
wcsncpy \- copy a fixed-size string of wide characters
.SH SYNOPSIS
function is the wide-character equivalent of the
.BR strncpy (3)
function.
-It copies at most \fIn\fP wide characters from the wide-character
-string pointed to by \fIsrc\fP,
+It copies at most
+.I n
+wide characters from the wide-character
+string pointed to by
+.IR src ,
including the terminating null wide character (L\(aq\\0\(aq),
-to the array pointed to by \fIdest\fP.
-Exactly \fIn\fP wide characters are
-written at \fIdest\fP.
-If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is smaller than \fIn\fP,
+to the array pointed to by
+.IR dest .
+Exactly
+.I n
+wide characters are
+written at
+.IR dest .
+If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is smaller than
+.IR n ,
the remaining wide characters in the array
-pointed to by \fIdest\fP are filled
+pointed to by
+.I dest
+are filled
with null wide characters.
-If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is greater or equal
-to \fIn\fP, the string pointed to by \fIdest\fP
+If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is greater than or equal
+to
+.IR n ,
+the string pointed to by
+.I dest
will not be terminated by a null wide character.
.PP
The strings may not overlap.
.PP
-The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least \fIn\fP wide
-characters at \fIdest\fP.
-.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least
+.I n
+wide
+characters at
+.IR dest .
+.SH RETURN VALUE
.BR wcsncpy ()
-returns \fIdest\fP.
-.SH "CONFORMING TO"
-C99.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
+returns
+.IR dest .
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.BR wcsncpy ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
+.SH CONFORMING TO
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
+.SH SEE ALSO
.BR strncpy (3)