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Last modified: 12 September 1995
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NAME
pad - pad a string
SYNOPSIS
#include <firstbase/fb.h>
char *fb_pad(to, from, size)
char *to, *from;
int size;
DESCRIPTION
Fb_pad is a simple routine in the FirstBase library used to
left justify and/or truncate a string according to a given size.
Formally,
the first size characters of string from are left justified in
a blank padded field. The resultant to string is guaranteed to be
exactly size characters long.
Fb_pad returns the argument to.
SEE ALSO
makess(3),
rjustify(3),
getxrec(3),
trim(3).
URL: http://www.firstbasesoftware.com/man/man3/pad.htm
Last modified: 12 September 1995
Copyright © by FirstBase Software.
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