NAME

xt_strviscpy() - Copy a string, converting invisible characters

LIBRARY

#include <xtend/string.h>
-lxtend

SYNOPSIS

char    *xt_strviscpy(unsigned char *dest, const unsigned char *src,
size_t maxlen)

ARGUMENTS

src:    Source string containing invisible characters
dest:   Destination array to receive modified string
maxlen: Maximum number of characters in dest, not including null byte

DESCRIPTION

xt_strviscpy() copies a string from src to dest, converting invisible characters to a visible format much like the vis command or cat -v.

RETURN VALUES

A pointer to dest

SEE ALSO

vis(1), cat(1), strlcpy(3)