Key Points

strcpy vs. memcpy

strcpy(strbuff,s);
memcpy(membuff,s,5);
The main difference is that memcpy() always copies the exact number of bytes you specify; strcpy(), on the other hand, will copy until it reads a NUL (aka 0) byte, and then stop after that.


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