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Code Reviews stpecpy(): Design a better string copy function that truncates

I was directed a few days ago to a post about a string copy function, which IMO improves the commonly known string copy functions, including strlcpy(3BSD), strlcat(3BSD), and strscpy(9). It define...

2 answers · posted 1y ago by alx‭ · last activity 6mo ago by alx‭

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Code Reviews Is strcpy dangerous and what should be used instead?

I heard rumours that the strcpy function is dangerous and shouldn't be used. Supposedly it can be exploited to create buffer overflows somehow. And indeed when I compile my C code in the admittedl...

1 answer · posted 2y ago by Lundin‭ · last activity 2y ago by J-hen‭

Question c strcpy strncpy buffer-overflow

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