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Proper way to empty a C-String

I've been working on a project in C that requires me to mess around with strings a lot. Normally, I …

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How to correctly assign a new string value?

I'm trying to understand how to solve this trivial problem in C, in the cleanest/safest way. Here's my example: #…

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Why should you use strncpy instead of strcpy?

Edit: I've added the source for the example. I came across this example: char source[MAX] = "123456789"; char source1[MAX] = "123456789"; char …

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Does C have a string type?

I have recently started programming in C, coming from Java and Python. Now, in my book I have noticed that …

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error: function returns address of local variable

I'm beginner with C and I am learning on my own. I am creating the following function: char *foo(int …

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strcpy vs. memcpy

What is the difference between memcpy() and strcpy()? I tried to find it with the help of a program but …

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strcpy vs strdup

I read that strcpy is for copying a string, and strdup returns a pointer to a new string to duplicate …

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segmentation fault with strcpy

I am wondering why am I getting segmentation fault in the below code. int main(void) { char str[100]="My name …

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Converting char* to unsigned char*

How do I copy a char* to a unsigned char* correctly in C. Following is my code int main(int …

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Using strcpy with a string array in C

I have a character array defined as follows: char *c[20]; I'm trying to do: strcpy(c[k], "undefined); but it's …

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