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diff --git a/man7/string_copying.7 b/man7/string_copying.7 index c8ad15c556..5b3d7768a7 100644 --- a/man7/string_copying.7 +++ b/man7/string_copying.7 @@ -218,9 +218,12 @@ Keeping the code simple helps these overflow-detection features be more precise. .P When validating user input, +code should normally not truncate, +but instead fail and prevent the copy at all. +.P +In some cases, however, it makes sense to truncate. -Remember to check the return value of such function calls. .P Functions that truncate: .IP \[bu] 3 |