C programming hint

[Steven M. Kramer]

> From: kps at teddy.UUCP
> Subject: C programming hint
> 
> The trick is to use strncpy in an almost recursive way.

The problem in using strncpy for a ripple effect is that you are
inferring a feature of the implementation of strncpy.  For those systems
that implement it using a machine instruction or otherwise
semantically differently than you are used to, this will not work.
It certainly is not portable.
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